The OPP stress all efforts are being made to reopen Highway 17 between Vermilion Bay and Kenora.OPP say the highway was closed just before 1 o'clock this morning due to a pileup involving 14 transports.
Police say icy road conditions caused the crash and several tractor trailer units were sent into the ditch near Nelson Granite.
Officers from Dryden and Kenora as well as ambulance and Machin Fire personnel are on scene assisting in the clean-up.
Amazingly no major injuries are reported.
The OPP Communications Center in Thunder Bay suggest the Trans-Canada could be closed for a couple of more hours to allow for the wreckage to be cleared from the roadway.
