Thursday, January 10, 2013

Crash on Highway 17 near Ignace


A 48-year-old transport driver from Manitoba has received minor injuries following a single vehicle crash on Highway 17 between Ignace and Upsala.

Police say the accident occurred around 12:30 this morning when an eastbound transport lost control after his trailer got caught in some snow on the shoulder  and went into the ditch.

O.P.P say the driver was trying to avoid a westbound transport who was passing another tractor trailer unit.