Lanes reopen after transport crash near Kingston closes westbound lanes of Highway 401

OTTAWA -- A stretch of Highway 401 westbound just west of Kingston has reopened after a tractor trailer jackknifed, blocking the roadway Friday afternoon.

OPP say the transport truck was the only vehicle involved in the crash at around 3:30 p.m. Friday, but it blocked both lanes of the highway, forcing drivers to make a detour to continue traveling west.

Drivers had to exit at County Road 4, to County Road 2 west to Palace Road and north on Palace Road to enter back on 401, an OPP release says. 

Traffic delays on #Hwy401 WB west of #Kingston. Single vehicle collision involving a transport. Reports of other minor collisions in the area west of County Rd 4 and the OnRoute. Please #SlowDown and #DriveSafe. Followed marked detour routes. #ONHwys #ygk pic.twitter.com/ZdHoEgCX42

— OPP East Region (@OPP_ER) August 21, 2020

ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy401 Westbound Lanes are closed between #Odessa and #Napaee due to a motor vehicle collision. Traffic is being redirected to County Rd. 2 (Odessa), to Palace Rd. (Napanee). Please drive carefully. ^bm

— OPPCommunicationsER (@OPP_COMM_ER) August 21, 2020

OPP say a separate collision occurred on the 401 westbound east of Brandon Creek and west of County Road 4 involving a tractor trailer, a pickup truck hauling a trailer and two cars.

Four people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The roadway reopened at around 6:30 p.m., according to the OPP.

CLEARED ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy401 WB between #Odessa and #Napaee - Road REOPENED following collision. ^lm

— OPPCommunicationsER (@OPP_COMM_ER) August 21, 2020