Snow-covered roads and reduced visibility due to weather conditions may have been the cause of a three-vehicle crash on the outskirts of Barrie, Friday evening.
Barrie police responded to a report of a three-car crash on County Road 27 between Humber Street and Muirfield Drive shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, March 10, which sent three people to hospital.
“From the investigation that followed, responding officers have determined that a southbound motor vehicle crossed over into the northbound lanes and struck a northbound sport utility vehicle (SUV)," police said in a news release Monday. "At the same time, a third motor vehicle, which was travelling northbound and approaching the collision scene, struck one of the involved vehicles."
At the time of the crash, the roads were snow-covered and snow was contining to fall, police said.
All three involved drivers were transported by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, however one driver was later transferred to a Toronto trauma centre.
“The collision was investigated by members of the Barrie Police Service Traffic Unit and the road remained closed for approximately six-and-a-half hours while the ongoing investigation was conducted," according to police.
The road was reopened shortly after midnight on Saturday, March 11.
