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A call was made to provincial police in Brant just after 4 a.m. on Monday reporting “debris” on Highway 403 , near the West Street overpass.

On that roadway, responsibility for clearing things like litter, roadkill and other safety hazards falls to the Ministry of Transportation. So, police forwarded the call without going to the scene — which OPP Const. Jonathan Bueckert said is typical in such cases.

It’s unclear when the ministry arrived — it didn’t answer questions from The Spectator, citing the “active investigation.” But when it did, workers discovered the “debris” was in fact human remains, Bueckert said.

The ministry notified Brant OPP and officers arrived just after 6 a.m. Moments later, they closed the eastbound 403 betw

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