OPP have charged two drivers involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 west of Kingston.
OPP said three vehicles, two transport trucks and one pickup truck, were involved in a collision in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near County Road 4, west of Odessa, around 6 a.m. Friday.
According to OPP, after a transport truck had broken down on the highway, a tow truck trying to hook up and remove the disabled transport was parked partially in the live lanes, forcing drivers to move over and around the two vehicles to exit the highway.
During this time, OPP say a transport truck rear-ended a pickup truck towing a large utility flat-bed. That same transport truck crashed into the transport trailer stopped on the highway.
OPP have since charged the driver of the tow truck with interfering with traffic and the driver of the transport truck that struck both vehicles with careless driving and improper tires on a drawn vehicle.
Police say no one was injured, but the eastbound lanes needed to be closed to remove the vehicles from the highway.
The closure, which lasted for six hours, caused severe delays on the highway Friday morning.
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