RCMP expect to charge an unidentified driver following a Friday afternoon incident on the QEII Highway south of Bowden that caused massive traffic snarls.

At around 2:30 p.m., a truck carrying a number of hay bales lost its load while attempting to enter the northbound lanes of highway traffic.

No injuries have been reported.

Vehicles were directed around the wreckage on the shoulder of the highway or to a neighbouring access road at drastically reduced speeds.

RCMP members believe speed may have factored in the crash.

As of 5:40 p.m., all lanes of the QEII have reopened.