Grenville OPP had a busy morning in Augusta Township on Jan. 3, responding to four collisions involving tractor trailers on one stretch on Highway 401.
The collisions happened between the Maitland and Prescott exits on the highway.
Police say the first collision happened some time before 6:30 a.m. — a tractor trailer was travelling westbound when police claim it collided with a cement barrier that divides the westbound and eastbound lanes.
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According to an OPP news release, the remaining collisions occurred after 8 a.m., when three tractor trailers, two going westbound and one travelling eastbound, exited the highway and went into the centre ditch.
Despite the high number of collisions, police say there were no injuries.
Over the evening and into the morning, the region received several centimetres of snow. Police are reminding drivers to be cautious when driving in winter conditions.
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