(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – On Saturday November 24, Northumberland County was struck with some seasonal weather that contributed to several collisions on Highway 401 in the early morning to late afternoon hours.
Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to several motor vehicle collisions on Highway 401 and other area road ways as the County was hit with winter weather and storm like conditions contributing to drivers not exercising caution while driving and ending up in minor crashes.
OPP would like to remind motorists that weather and road conditions can change rapidly at this time of year. Driving too fast for the road conditions is the NUMBER ONE CAUSE of winter collisions. The public is also reminded not to contact OPP for road conditions. You can now call 5-1-1 for interactive up to date road conditions anywhere in Ontario or call the MTO toll free at 1-800-268-4686. For more information on safe winter driving please go to online to www.mto.gov.on.ca
Incidents of note on Saturday include:
At approximately 8:09 am, a black Dodge charger slid into the ditch on Telephone Road near County Road 26 in the Municipality of Brighton. A female was transported to a local hospital for minor injuries.
At 9:34 am, a dark blue Dodge Caravan went into the median wall at mile marker 456 in the Municipality of Port Hope. Four other vehicles were involved in this incident with only one vehicle being towed from the scene with damages.
At 2:34 pm, OPP attended to a truck in the median near the westbound ramp for Toronto Road at County Road 2 in the Municipality of Port Hope that had struck a sign.
At 3:46 pm, a black Chevy Envoy flipped over in the slow lane ditch on Highway 401 west of Gully Road in Alnwick Haldimand Township. Five people had exited the vehicle but no major injuries were reported as Northumberland Emergency Medical Services (EMS) had attended to assist OPP. Ministry of Transportation was contacted for the temporary lane closure.
And finally at 5:15 pm on County Road 28 between Donaldson Road west and Oak Ridges Drive in the Municipality of Port Hope a white half ton pick-up truck rolled over in to the ditch but no injuries were reported.