UPDATE 1:45 p.m.
Renfrew OPP say that both drivers are alright after a pickup truck pulled out in front of a semi-trailer truck near the Tim Hortons on the corner of Stewart Street and Bruce Street on Friday morning.
Police confirm that the incident happened at around 9:15 this morning, as the semi-trailer had attempted to avoid the pickup before the collision.
The accident would crumple the pickup’s driver-side door and set off the airbags inside, while emergency crews would need to work quickly to clean the area near the semi-truck as it began leaking engine fluids onto the street.
Traffic in the area was snarled but still flowing around the accident as clean-up efforts continued on the scene.
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ORIGINAL STORY
Renfrew’s police and fire services are on the scene after a Friday morning traffic accident near the corner of Stewart Street and Bruce Street.
Reports from the scene of the accident tell myFM news that a tractor trailer collided into the side of a pickup truck at around 9:30 this morning before coming to a stop at an angle across a portion of Stewart Street, with its front grill and engine bay coming to a rest on the nearby sidewalk.
Fire crews could be seen sanding and sweeping the area underneath the engine bay of the tractor trailer. Meanwhile, the impact visibly crumpled the pickup truck’s driver-side door and also set off its airbags.
Traffic in the area has been slowed by the accident but is still flowing as of shortly after the crash.
Local police tell myFM news that the investigation is still in its early stages as the clean-up continues and that there is no update on any injuries at this time.
Stay with us for the latest.
(written by Kasey Egan with files from Sherry Haaima)
