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UPDATE: Hwy 102 reopens after collision

OPP say this was a three-vehicle collision with no injuries. 
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A collision closed Highway 102 at Mapleward Ward on Wednesday.

THUNDER BAY — Just after 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Highway 102 was closed in both directions at Mapleward Road because of a collision. 

At 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Ontario 511 reported Highway 102 had reopened in both directions.

OPP say this was a three-vehicle collision with no injuries. 

A pickup truck, a catering van and a transport were all heading east bound when the pickup slowed down to turn left.

Police say the van tried to go around the pickup followed by the transport, but the transport ended up colliding with the van which then collided with the pickup truck.

The driver of the catering van, a 27-year-old man from Thunder Bay, has been charged with making an unsafe move. The driver of the transport, a 28-year-old man from British Columbia, was charged with following too close. 

 



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