Update: scene is now cleared. witnesses report a pedestrian-transport collision.
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A portion of Highway 17 westbound and its shoulder has been shut down in North Bay, west of Algonquin Ave, by a traffic accident.
Police have closed the westbound lane of Highway 17 toward Sudbury between the intersections of Algonquin Avenue and Gormanville Road.
The accident occurred just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
Sources say the collision involved a pedestrian.
Meanwhile, Ontario 511 says a collision on Highway 17 eastbound at Jocko Point Rd. Beaucage Twp. has closed one lane and the east shoulder.
That accident happened just after 6 p.m.
BayToday will try to update both accidents as information is made available.
