OPP have confirmed that a 49-year-old has died, and multiple people have been transported to local area hospital with various injuries after a serious crash on Highway 11 in Orillia this morning.
With whiteout conditions and blowing snow, the crash which took place near the off-ramp to Old Barrie Road at about 9 a.m. That led to a chain reaction of collisions involving multiple vehicles including tractor trailers. Police say as a result of the crash local side roads experienced higher volumes with similar road conditions resulting in subsequent collisions. Whiteout conditions continued throughout the morning.
A news release states that members of the OPP Traffic Incident Management Team are on scene and investigating. Highway 11 will remain closed for the foreseeable future from Coldwater Road to Highway 400 for Northbound Lanes and County Road 169 to Line 15 for Soutbound Lanes until the investigation is completed.
The OPP is asking for the public’s assistance with this investigation. If you have any information or any video footage, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or your local area Crime Stoppers.
We are following this story and will provide updates as we get them.
