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UPDATE: Collision closes Highway 17 in both directions

Collision occurred just before 4:30 p.m on Wednesday, near Wabigoon.
water main break leads to road closure pic

WABIGOON -- Highway 17 near Wabigoon has reopened in both directions. 

According to Ontario 511, a crash occurred just before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Muskiemerk Road in Zealand Township, the incident forcing the closure of the highway. 

A police spokesperson later said an occupant of a passenger vehicle was alert and awake, but trapped in their vehicle, and a commercial motor vehicle was blocking the westbound lane of the highway, leading to its closure. 

 



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