A portion of Highway 40, between Wallaceburg and Chatham, is closed following a crash.
Chatham-Kent EMS officials say one person is in critical condition:
1 Paramedic Unit responded to this motor vehicle collision on Hwy 40. One patient in critical condition was assessed, treated, and transported. Please avoid the area and continue to follow @OPP_COMM_WR for further road closure info. https://t.co/WIfZICN5r0
— Chatham-Kent EMS (@CK_EMS) September 24, 2020
OPP officials tweeted that the closure impacted St. Clair Road, between Electric Line and Bush Line.
However, the road has since reopened:
CLEARED Road Closure: #Hwy40 (St Clair Rd) between Electric Li and Bush Li #Wallaceburg – Road has been reopened. ^jt
— OPPCommunicationsWR (@OPP_COMM_WR) September 24, 2020
Emergency services had been on the scene, OPP officials added.
The original tweet was posted at 6:19 a.m.
We’ll provide more details when they become available.