The Ontario Provincial Police has reopened Hwy. 3 in Kingsville after a four-vehicle crash during Wednesday morning commute.
(Photo of Hwy. 3 courtesy of Google.ca/maps)
The crash was around 8:30am between County Rd. 27 and County Rd. 29.
The OPP says a truck travelling eastbound on Hwy. 3 rear-ended another vehicle which was pushed into the oncoming lane and was then hit by a westbound vehicle.
The original vehicle proceeded eastbound and rear-ended another vehicle before leaving the road and coming to rest in a ditch.
Authorities say five people were involved in the collision and two of them are being treated for non-life threatening injuries at an area hospital. The others suffered minor injuries or were not injured.
Hwy. 3 was closed for approximately 90 minutes to complete the investigation and remove the damaged vehicles.
Callers to BlackburnNews.com described a severe accident.
"Definitely one has left the road, and they were in the bush. Police were in the bush trying to extract what looked like a pickup truck, but definitely, three or four other cars involved," says one caller. "We were able to get through to Leamington on the shoulder of the road, but the other side is being exited off, going out of Leamington."
Police say the cause of the collision is still under investigation and further updates will be provided as they become available.
Anyone with information regarding this or any other incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.catchcrooks.com.