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Tractor trailers collide on Hwy. 69

Highway 69 is now open, said the Ontario Provincial Police. A tractor-trailer driver sustained minor injuries in a collision with another tractor-trailer on Highway 69 early this morning, said the Ontario Provincial Police.
Highway 69 is now open, said the Ontario Provincial Police.

A tractor-trailer driver sustained minor injuries in a collision with another tractor-trailer on Highway 69 early this morning, said the Ontario Provincial Police.

A northbound tractor-trailer crossed the centre line around 5 a.m. and hit a southbound tractor-trailer, which caught fire.

The driver, a 59-year-old man from Etobicoke, escaped. He was treated for minor injuries.

The driver of the northbound tractor-trailer and his passenger, both from Hamilton, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver, 43, has been charged with careless driving.

Two passenger vehicles following the southbound tractor-trailer at the time of the crash were damaged after hitting debris on the highway. None of the occupants were injured.

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Highway 69 south of Highway 64 near Alban is open to one lane following a crash involving two tractor trailers, said the Ontario Provincial Police.

The highway was closed this morning around 5:40 a.m.