A three-vehicle crash that closed a portion of Highway 17 and sent two people to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Tuesday remains under investigation, police say.
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a three-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Laurentian Hills Township.
The collision occurred on Feb. 27, around 10:20 a.m. on Highway 17 between Plant Road and Fields Road.
“Preliminary investigation indicates that an eastbound Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) collided with an eastbound pickup truck. The CMV then struck a westbound pickup truck and came to rest in the ditch,” reads an OPP press release.
A section of Highway 17 between Plant Road and Fields Road was closed for about three hours due to the collision. Police say the incident remains under investigation.
(Written by Sherry Haaima)
