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On September 11, 2018, shortly after 9:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Blind River Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), a member from the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) team, OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Blind River Fire Department and the Mississauga First Nation Fire Department responded to a collision near the junction of Highway 17 and Eastman Road east of Mississauga First Nation involving a tractor-trailer and three other vehicles.\u00a0Pioneer Construction assisted OPP with traffic control.<\/p>\n
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Investigation determined two pick-up trucks and a car were stopped in the westbound lane at a construction zone on Highway 17.\u00a0A moving westbound tractor-trailer then rear-ended with the idle car creating a chain reaction by colliding with the pick-up truck. That pick-up then collided with the pick-up in front of it.\u00a0The car spun and entered the eastbound lane where it came to rest and the tractor-trailer then entered the eastbound ditch where it came to rest.<\/p>\n
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The driver of the car was a 54-year-old female from Elliot Lake, Ontario was transported via Algoma Paramedic Services to a local hospital in Sudbury with non-life threatening injuries.\u00a0The other people involved in the accident did not suffer any injuries.<\/p>\n
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As a result of the investigation, the male tractor-trailer driver Naser MAHMOODZADEGAN, 63 years of age from Toronto, Ontario was issued a provincial offence notice and charged with:\u00a0Careless Driving, contrary to section 130 of the Highway Traffic Act.<\/p>\n
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All vehicles\u00a0were towed and removed from the scene and the construction zone on Highway 17 is opened to alternating traffic.<\/p>\n
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Sep 11, 2018 @ 14:03<\/b><\/p>\n
On September 11, 2018, shortly after 9:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Blind River Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), a member from the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) team, OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Algoma Paramedic Services, Blind River Fire Department and the Mississauga First Nation Fire Department responded to a collision near the junction of Highway 17 and Eastman Road east of Mississauga First Nation involving a tractor trailer and three other vehicles.<\/p>\n
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A 54 year old female from Elliot Lake, Ontario was transported to a local hospital in Sudbury with non-life threatening injuries.<\/p>\n
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Highway 17 remained closed to two lanes until 12:01 p.m., where it opened to one lane.<\/p>\n
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Investigation is continuing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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