PRESCOTT, Ontario - As many as 20 vehicles, including tractor-trailers, have piled up in a massive crash near the Highway 401/416 interchange.
The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 have been closed since about 4:30 p.m. as emergency crews sift through the carnage.
There have been multiple reports of injuries, including word that at least one tractor-trailer was on fire.
The severity of the injuries is not known.
Reports from the scene paint a bleak picture, with shredded vehicles and mangled steel littering the highway.
The cause of the accident is not known, but vicious snowsqualls have been blowing through the area Friday.
More later.
