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White out conditions cause multiple crashes on Highway 403

OPP Highway Safety Division say multiple crashes have happened on Highway 403 as white out conditions impact visibility. OPP Highway Safety Division / Handout

OPP say the eastbound Highway 403 is closed at Garden Avenue near Brantford where there have been multiple crashes due to white-out weather conditions.

Police say there is a reported seven-vehicle crash, a three-vehicle crash and four transport trucks jackknifed.

OPP Highway Safety Division are investigating multiple crashes on Highway 403, and say eastbound lanes are closed. Westbound lanes will be closed periodically to remove vehicles.

Officers say injuries have been reported and they have confirmed at least one person from Brantford in their thirties was transferred to hospital.

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The westbound lanes will be closing periodically to remove the vehicles involved in the incident, police said.

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Officials will remain on scene as the investigation gets underway.

 

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