Toronto-bound lanes on QEW reopen after multi-vehicle collision in St. Catharines
QEW at Glendale Avenue
in St. Catharines on Monday morning has since cleared, Ontario Provincial Police said.
The collision occurred before 8 a.m. and involved two tractor-trailers and four vehicles, police said in a
post on X
.
Two people have been transported to hospital with minor injuries, officers said.
The QEW was closed from Glendale Avenue, OPP said in an
updated post
, but drivers were able to rejoin from Niagara Street. Shortly after 1 p.m., all Toronto-bound lanes had reopened.
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