UPDATE (9:35 a.m.): Charges are pending in the crash that closed Highway 400 through parts of Barrie and Innisfil Friday morning.
The OPP's highway safety division is reporting two vehicles were involved in the incident, and one rolled over. They say the first vehicle is alleged to have been travelling "erratically," leading to the collision.
Two occupants in the vehicle that rolled were injured and transported to hospital.
The cleanup continues.
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ORIGINAL STORY
A serious crash closed Highway 400 in both directions between Innisfil Beach Road and Barrie's Mapleview Drive for part of Friday morning, the OPP reports.
Police said in a post on X, the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter, they are on scene. They said around 9 a.m. that all northbound lanes, and one southbound lane, are now reopened.
Also on X, the Ministry of Transportation’s 511Ontario traffic alert account has posted that all lanes are closed in each direction.
Emergency crews received the call around 7:30 a.m. Photos from the scene also show an Ornge air ambulance had been dispatched.
No other information has been released.
InnisfilToday and BarrieToday will have more details on this developing story as they are released.
