Hwy 17E open to one lane

OPP News Release

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Petawawa - At approximately 11:30pm on February 17, 2011, Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment officers attended Highway 17, west of McIsaac Road in Head Clara and Maria Township, the scene of a collision involving 5 tractor-trailers.

Investigation indicates that a transport was west bound on Hwy 17 when it lost control and jack knifed across 3 lanes of traffic on a hill. 4 other transports which were east bound upon approaching the jack knifed transport, attempted to avoid hitting it, and entered the south bound ditch.

The driver in transport # 3 was transported to Ottawa Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. His passenger was transported to Deep River Hospital with minor injuries.

OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) is at the scene, along with OPP Commercial Motor Vehicle Investigators.

Local Fire Departments as well as the County of Renfrew Paramedics Services assisted at the scene.
The Hwy has been re-opened to one lane of traffic.

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