Transport loses its load, highway 17 closed (update: open)

NEWS RELEASE

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE

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10:45 a.m. update

Sudbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure:

Highway:  Hwy 17 – West Bound Lanes

Location:  Hwy 17 (West Bound Lanes Only) – 5 Km West of Hwy 144  

Brief Description of Event:  ***Update*** Highway OPEN. Commercial Motor Vehicle Collison resulted in load of logs spilling onto the Westbound lanes of Hwy 17

Estimated duration of Road Advisory: Highway OPEN

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8:30 a.m. original release

SUDBURY - Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sudbury detachment are on the scene of a multi vehicle collision that took place on highway 17 west of the highway 144 junction shortly after 5 a.m. this morning.

A westbound tractor trailor loaded with timber lost a portion its load, which then spilled onto the roadway.

Three vehicles then struck some of the debris a short time later.

Two motorists were injured and taken to Health Sciences North with non-life threatening injuries.

The highway remains closed to allow the debris to be removed from the highway and west bound traffic is being re-routed on Regional Road #55.

The collision is under investigation.

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