Highway 20 eastbound reopens near Ontario border after pileup
Ice-covered roads to blame for collisions, police say
Highway 20 eastbound has reopened near the Ontario border after a pileup involving seven 18-wheeler trucks.
Police say icy road conditions are to blame for the collisions, which occurred just before 4 a.m.
One truck was completely ripped open, its cargo strewn across the roadway, while another did a 180-degree turn.
A truck driver was sent to hospital with minor injuries.
Highway 20 is closed eastbound between kilometre 2 and kilometre 14, near Rivière-Beaudette, and it's unclear when it will reopen.
At one point, only one lane available westbound in the same area due to debris strewn on the highway. Both westbound lanes are now open.
Traffic was at a standstill in the area for most of the morning.
This picture might as well be a video for as fast as these trucks are moving. Result of 7-truck accident on Hwy 20. <a href="https://t.co/rwiVHmGxbG">pic.twitter.com/rwiVHmGxbG</a>
—@TurnbullJay