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Updated: Expect delays on Hwy. 144 at Onaping today as crews continue to clean up after flipped logging truck

Driver failed to negotiate curve; truck flipped, spilled its load of logs and struck a hydro pole
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Updated June 2 at 11:25 a.m.

Drivers on Highway 144 can expect some delays in the Onaping area as crews continue to clean up after a logging truck flipped Monday night.

At 7 p.m. June 1, emergency crews were called to the scene of a single-vehicle roll-over collision at Marina Road involving a tractor-trailer.

The OPP said their investigation revealed the logging truck was southbound on Highway 144 and failed to negotiate the curve, which caused the trailer to flip over, spilling its load of logs partially onto the highway and striking a hydro pole.   

The driver was transported to hospital with minor injuries. 

The Ministry of Environment assisted to clean up the fuel spill.  

The highway was closed for a period of time while debris was removed from the roadway and hydro crews repaired the down wires.  

Motorists can expect some delays in the area today (June 2) as workers remove the remainder of the logs from the ditch.  

The investigation is continuing with the assistance of the Ministry of Transportation.

Updated June 2 at 6:55 a.m.

Highway 144 was fully reopened as of 11:36 p.m. Monday evening. The collision was in the Onaping area, not Cartier as originally reported by the MTO site @511ONNortheast. 

Original story:

Highway 144 is closed in both directions in the Cartier area due to a collision, according to a tweet from the MTO site @511ONNortheast at 7:44 p.m. Monday.


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