Thunder Bay

Highway 11 reopens near Geraldton, Ont.

Highway 11 east of Thunder Bay is now open after being closed near midday on Thursday due to a collision.
Three transports collided on Highway 11 at Keung Road, 20 kilometres west of Geraldton on Thursday morning. (Juan Baztarrica)

Highway 11 east of Thunder Bay is now open after being closed around midday on Thursday due to a collision.

Police said three transport trucks collided on Highway 11 at Keung Road, 20 kilometres west of Geraldton.
Crews work on cleaning up a collision on Highway 11 near Beardmore, after a transport went across the highway early Thursday morning. (Juan Baztarrica)

 A detour was in place for small vehicles, but not tractor-trailers.

OPP had also closed Highway 11/17 Thursday morning after a collision between a transport and car near Bible Camp Road in Dorion.

And earlier in the day, OPP had Highway 11 down to one lane near Beardmore, after a transport blocked the highway. 
A lineup of vehicles wait along Highway 11 near Geraldton after a collision on Thursday morning. (Juan Baztarrica)

All major highways in the northwest were open as of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, with traffic being escorted around the clean-up site of a train derailment east of Nipigon.