A section of Highway 7A in the City of Kawartha Lakes is expected to be closed for hours after a tractor-trailer crashed on Tuesday morning.
City of Kawartha Lakes OPP are on scene where a tractor trailer carrying large industrial wind turbine parts crashed, according to Const. Jackie Hildenbrand.
The tractor trailer was being escorted by OPP since it was carrying an over-sized load, said Hildenbrand.
“Preliminary information indicates that the trailer had a mechanical malfunction which may have contributed to the crash,” said Hildenbrand.
Highway 7A east of Highway 35 to Porter Road in the community of Bethany is closed. The area is approximately 30 kilometres south of Lindsay.
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There were no injuries reported.
The highway reopened around 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
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