{"id":107273,"date":"2025-09-17T12:14:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=107273"},"modified":"2025-12-16T04:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:50:29","slug":"highway-417-reopens-following-serious-collision-near-casselman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/en\/actualites\/highway-417-reopens-following-serious-collision-near-casselman\/","title":{"rendered":"Highway 417 reopens following serious collision near Casselman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">A section of Highway 417 near Casselman has fully reopened after being closed for several hours on Wednesday due to a serious collision.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to the East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the crash occurred westbound between Principale Street and Limoges Road. The incident initially forced the closure of all westbound lanes as emergency crews responded.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">One person was airlifted to hospital following the collision. At first, the extent of their injuries was unknown, but police later confirmed the individual sustained non-life-threatening injuries.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The closure caused significant traffic delays in the area as cleanup and recovery work continued through the early afternoon.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">At approximately 2:03 p.m. the same day, police announced that the highway had fully reopened in both directions, restoring normal traffic flow.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The OPP is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A section of Highway 417 near Casselman has fully reopened after being closed for several hours on Wednesday due to a serious collision.\u00a0\u00a0 According to the East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the crash occurred westbound between Principale Street and Limoges Road. 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