(SUDBURY, ON) – At 8:59 a.m., on May 25, 2016, members from the Noelville and Sudbury Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a three vehicle personal injury motor vehicle collision on Highway 69, in the Municipality of French River.
Investigation revealed that a line of vehicles was stopped at a construction area controlled by flag persons. A tractor trailer travelling southbound rear ended the last stopped southbound vehicle causing that vehicle to collide with another stopped southbound vehicle. After impact, the tractor trailer crossed the roadway and came to rest in the east ditch. As a result of the collision, a large debris field littered the roadway, causing the highway to be closed for 90 minutes.
The occupants of the two struck vehicles were transported to hospital by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the tractor trailer, Jeremy RUDDY, 44 years of age, from Mississauga who was uninjured is charged with the following offence:
Careless driving, contrary to section 130 of the Highway Traffic Act
The accused will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, in Sudbury, on June 20 , 2016, to answer to his charges.
The collision remains under investigation and police are asking any person with information regarding this collision should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority.
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