Hwy. 144 reopened in Chelmsford after minor crash

Road reopened

Police, fire and paramedics were on the scene of a two-vehicle collision in Chelmsford, Greater Sudbury police said Tuesday afternoon.

Highway 144 was closed in both directions at the MR35 intersection for about an hour as a result of the two-vehicle crash, Ontario Provincial Police Const. Rob Lewis told CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca in a phone interview.

One person has been taken to hospital with minor injuries.

“East and westbound lanes on MR 35 are down to one lane,” police said on social media around 1:30 p.m.

The vehicles were removed allowing the road to reopen shortly before 2:30 p.m.

An investigation into the cause is still underway.