No serious injuries in fiery collision

By Richard Mahoney
No serious injuries in fiery collision

There were no serious injuries reported after a fiery collision involving three transport trailer early Saturday on Highway 401 in Cornwall.

Ontario Provincial Police officers helped pull drivers from the wreckage which occurred at around 12:20 a.m. August 17 when an eastbound tractor trailer crossed the median and collided with two westbound transports.

Two of the vehicles caught fire.

The driver of the eastbound rig, a 31-year old man from Stoufville, has been charged with careless driving and driving a commercial vehicle without a valid commercial vehicle operator’s registration. He is also charged under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act with operating a vehicle without insurance.

The highway was closed between McConnell Street and Boundary Road for most of the day.

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