Hwy. 417 lane reopens after tractor-trailer crash
CBC News
Posted: Mar 1, 2013 12:39 PM ET
Last Updated: Mar 2, 2013 12:10 PM ET
This tractor-trailer struck the Nicholas Street overpass, causing traffic delays. (Roger Dubois/CBC)
Police are escorting a tractor-trailer off the Highway 417 after it had earlier struck the Lees Avenue overpass.
One lane of Highway 417 was closed westbound at Lees Avenue after the tractor-trailer with an oversized load struck the overpass at about 11 a.m. The highway was completely closed westbound for a time.
Work crews confirmed the Lees Avenue overpass was not damaged in the collision, the Ontario Provincial Police said.
OPP and Ministry of Transport trucks are escorting the tractor-trailer through the city, west bound on Highway 417.
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