Ontario Provincial Police are reporting several collisions, including one involving two transports on Highway 401 west of Kingston.
According to OPP, a transport crashed in the westbound lanes of Highway 401 Friday afternoon west of County Road 4 and the OnRoute, near Napanee.
Several other minor collisions, prompted by another jackknifed transport, have caused the closure of the westbound lanes of the highway.
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In total, there were three multi-vehicle collisions in the westbound lanes and another multi-vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes.
Four people were taken by ambulance with minor injuries from one multi-vehicle collision.
Police say other vehicles were damaged, but those inside escaped without injury.
Police have created a detour route off the highway to County Road 4, then to County Road 2, west to Palace Road, then north back to Highway 401.
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Expect traffic delays on the highway.
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