Accident Update

One person was injured following a two vehicle accident on Highway 17 east of Kenora.

The OPP say that around 7:30 yesterday morning a westbound tractor-trailor unit lost control about 40 kilometers west of Vermillion Bay.

A second westbound transport ran into the first semi.

One truck was pushed off the highway, but the other one end upblocking both lanes of traffic.

Third vehicle, a passenger van, managed to avoid the accidentscene, but lost control and ran into a rock cut.

One of the truck drivers sustained minor injuries and was takento Lake of the Woods District Hospital for Treatment.

The Trans-Canada was closed for about three hours while policeconducted their investigation and the wreckage was removed from the scene.