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Updated: Crash scene on Hwy. 17 at Warren has been cleared

Photo tweeted by OPP early Friday afternoon showed tractor-trailer in ditch
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The OPP tweeted this photo of a tractor-trailer in a ditch on Highway 17 in the Warren area.(Supplied/@OPP_NER)

Updated Nov. 16 at 3:55 a.m.

The accident scene has been cleared, according to a tweet from the MTO Twitter account @511ONNortheast at 3:23 p.m. Friday.

Original story:

HIghway 17 is now closed in both directions in the Warren area due to a collision, the MTO Twitter account @511ONNortheast said in a tweet at 2:23 p.m. Friday.

Earlier, only the westbound lane was blocked in the area.

A photo published on an OPP Twitter account shows a transport truck in the ditch.

The OPP said the driver will be charged with careless driving.

"Drive according to weather conditions," said the OPP.