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Sudbury OPP – Hwy 144 Open after head-on collision

Members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have open Highway 144 in both directions.

The highway was closed on August 10, 2022, at 3:55 a.m., after members from the Nipissing West OPP, Sudbury Paramedic Services and Sudbury Fire Department responded to a head on collision on Highway 144, between Lively and Chelmsford, in the City of Greater Sudbury.

The OPP are still investigating the cause of the collision and will provide further details when they become available.

If anyone has any information regarding this investigation, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit information online at www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.

 

Aug 10, 2022 at 10:12

On August 10, 2022, at 3:55 a.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sudbury Paramedic Services and Sudbury Fire Department responded to a head-on collision on Highway 144, between Lively and Chelmsford, in the City of Greater Sudbury.

A commercial motor vehicle (CMV) collided with a pickup truck.

The driver of the CMV received minor injuries, while the driver of the pickup truck was transported by Sudbury Paramedic Services to the local hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

The highway is still closed at this time in both directions to allow for crews to remove the vehicles and clean the debris off the highway.

The OPP are still investigating the cause of the collision and will provide further details when they become available.

Editor’s Note: at 9:45 a.m. ON511 reported that Hwy 144 is now one lane in the Lively area due to a collision.

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