Highway 3 reopens after multiple crashes which closed off section of road

A section of Highway 3 which saw two separate vehicle collisions Wednesday has re-opened.

OPP Const. Jim Root said the first crash happened on Highway 3 near Division Road. There were minor injuries reported in that incident.

The second and more serious collision involved five vehicles, said Root. That happened on Highway 3 just west of Belle River Road.

Root saidpeople involved in that collisionwere sent to hospital, but the extent of their injuries is unknown.

"Highway 3 is currently closed between 27 and 29 until further notice," said Root, adding that officials are currently investigating.

OPP closed the stretch of Highway 3 from Belle River Road West to Division Road.

Thesection of Highway 3 where both of these crashes occurred is two lanes.