Ojibway Parkway is blocked following a collision between a truck and a utility pole that knocked power lines to the ground.
Westbound E.C. Row is blocked from Huron Church Road to Sprucewood Avenue and a small portion of E.C. Row eastbound is closed as well. Traffic on Huron Church is congested and expected to be that way until at least 9 p.m., said police.
Windsor police are advising motorists to expect delays and to steer clear of the area.
The collision occurred shortly before 4 p.m. when a transport truck slammed into a utility pole at Ojibway and Broadway.
The impact split the pole in two and part of it came to rest on the idled rig, which was emblazoned with a logo reading FFE Transportation Services.
Emergency crews were waiting for utility crews to cut power before approaching the truck.
Northbound traffic on Ojibway Parkway is redirected onto Broadway Boulevard after a transport truck struck a hydro pole closing both north- and southbound lanes of Ojibway Parkway, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
A worker with Enwin Utilities works at the scene of an accident involving a semi-truck that struck a hydro pole at the intersection of Ojibway Parkway and Broadway Boulevard, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
A Windsor police officer directs northbound traffic on Ojibway Parkway onto Broadway Boulevard after a transport truck struck a hydro pole closing both north- and southbound lanes of Ojibway Parkway, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Workers with Enwin Utilities work at the scene of an accident involving a semi-truck that struck a hydro pole at the intersection of Ojibway Parkway and Broadway Boulevard, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Workers with Enwin Utilities work at the scene of an accident involving a semi-truck that struck a hydro pole at the intersection of Ojibway Parkway and Broadway Boulevard, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Workers with Enwin Utilities work at the scene of an accident involving a semi-truck that struck a hydro pole at the intersection of Ojibway Parkway and Broadway Boulevard, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Workers with Enwin Utilities work at the scene of an accident involving a semi-truck that struck a hydro pole at the intersection of Ojibway Parkway and Broadway Boulevard, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Trying to get to LaSalle? Avoid Obijway, Matchette, Malden and HCL. All backed up due to accident on Ojibway.—
LaSalle Police ON (@LaSallePoliceON) January 14, 2014
W/B EC Row closed btwn Huron Church to Sprucewood. A small portion of E/B EC closed as well. #YQGtraffic
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Windsor Police (@WindsorPolice) January 14, 2014
Due to EC row being closed traffic on Huron Church being backed up. Will be until approx 9pm. Avoid area if poss.#YQGtraffic
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Windsor Police (@WindsorPolice) January 14, 2014
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