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No injuries after transport rear-ends another on Hwy. 401 in Northumberland County

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Transport rear-ends another on Hwy. 401 near Colborne in Northumberland County
No injuries were reported after a transport truck rear-ended another on Hwy. 401 near Colborne early Friday. Around 5:45 a.m., emergency crews responded to the eastbound lanes for the collision where they learned a tow truck was removing a disabled transport when another transport rear-ended the disabled vehicle. None of the occupants were injured in the collision. Northumberland OPP are investigating the collision – Apr 1, 2022

No injuries were reported after a transport truck rear-ended another on Hwy. 401 in Northumberland County early Friday.

Around 5:45 a.m. emergency crews responded to reports of a collision in the eastbound lanes just west of Colborne.

According to officials at the scene, a tow truck was just beginning to haul a transport that had broken down on the highway when another eastbound transport rear-ended the disabled transport.

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The roof of the moving transport was torn off and resting on the remainder of the cab.

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All occupants in each of the vehicles were not injured, according to Northumberland OPP.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation.

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