Crash closes Hwy 17 at Aweres (1:05 p.m. update)

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************************* 1:05 p.m. update

OPP advises the public that Hwy 17 at Aweres Twp is now open.

************************* Original advisory - 7:38 a.m.

Sault Ste. Marie setachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Advisory:

Location: Hwy 17 Aweres Twp

Brief Description of Event: Motor Vehicle Collision

Detour (if available): MacIntyre Road, transport trucks being held on Hwy 17.

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 http://www.mto.gov.on.ca for traveller's information such as winter road conditions, construction reports, road closures, traffic reports, traffic cameras and iiteractive mapping.

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