Black ice causes accidents in Napanee and Northumberland County

By Sarah Law

BELLEVILLE – A tractor-trailer caught fire Tuesday afternoon on Highway 401 westbound approaching Marysville Road in Napanee and caused lane closures for several hours.

VEHICLE FIRE: #Hwy401 WB approaching Marysville Rd #Napanee – Tractor trailer . #OPP and Fire Dept enroute. ^ag

— OPPCommunicationsER (@OPP_COMM_ER) January 15, 2019

401WB remains closed west of Napanee. Driver of fully engulfed transport was able to exit vehicle with no injuries. pic.twitter.com/LclLr1Ck9l

— Kingstonist (@kingstonist) January 15, 2019

The accident was reported around 3:30 p.m. by the OPP. The left lane at Deseronto Road was reopened around 7 p.m. and all lanes were reopened by 9:40 p.m.

Freezing rain caused poor road conditions across the region.

There were also reports of a four-vehicle collision on Highway 401 eastbound near the Grafton exit around 7:40 p.m.

Grafton – Report of a 4 veh mvc, 401 EB near Grafton exit.

— Monitoring Quinte (@QuinteNewsNow) January 16, 2019

Later on, there were reports of a vehicle in a ditch in Grafton on Highway 401.

Grafton – Report of a veh into ditch and down embankment. 401 near marker 480. Unknown injuries.

— Monitoring Quinte (@QuinteNewsNow) January 16, 2019