(5:27 p.m. update) Crash closes Hwy 17 at Spragge

OPP NEWS RELEASES

************************* 5:27 p.m. update

Hwy 17 is now completely open.

************************* 11:13 a.m. update

OPP advise that Hwy 17 is now open to one lane.

************************* Highway 17 closed

Blind River detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following road advisory:

Location: Highway 17, west of Highway 108

Brief description of event: due to motor vehicle collision

Detour (if available): none available

Estimated duration of road advisory: Unknown

The OPP will distribute details and updates of the road advisory as information becomes available.

Please do not call OPP provincial communication centres for road advisory updates or road condition information.

Visit the Ontario Ministry of Transportation website at www.mto.gov.on.ca for traveller's information such as winter road conditions, construction reports, road closures, traffic reports, traffic cameras and interactive mapping.

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