By Sarah Law [1]
BELLEVILLE – A tractor-trailer caught fire Tuesday afternoon on Highway 401 westbound approaching Marysville Road in Napanee [2] and caused lane closures for several hours.
VEHICLE FIRE: #Hwy401 [3] WB approaching Marysville Rd #Napanee [4] – Tractor trailer . #OPP [5] and Fire Dept enroute. ^ag
— OPPCommunicationsER (@OPP_COMM_ER) January 15, 2019 [6]
401WB remains closed west of Napanee. Driver of fully engulfed transport was able to exit vehicle with no injuries. pic.twitter.com/LclLr1Ck9l [7]
— Kingstonist (@kingstonist) January 15, 2019 [8]
The accident was reported around 3:30 p.m. by the OPP. The left lane at Deseronto Road [9] 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 [10]
Later on, there were reports of a vehicle in a ditch in Grafton [11] 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 [12]