Thursday, February 1, 2007

LOG TRUCK DESTROYED BY FIRE

(Plummer Additional Township, Ontario) On January 31, 2007 at approximately 4:45 am the East Algoma – Thessalon OPP were dispatched to a tractor-trailer roll over in the ditch.

The tractor-trailer that was hauling a load of logs had been traveling southbound on Jeffery Road in Plummer Additional Township (east of Bruce Mines, Ontario) when it entered the west ditch and burst into flames.

The driver, Jeffery Scott CONNELL (23) of Bruce Mines, Ontario was not injured in the collision.

The tractor-trailer, a 2007 International, was destroyed by the fire and has been removed from the scene. The logs have been transferred to another log truck. The trailer is in the process of being removed from the collision scene

Bruce Mines Fire Department attended to extinguish the fire.

JUST MORE OF THE ROUTINE STUFF

Sault Ste Marie, Ont.,

Over the past 24 hours members of the Sault Ste Marie OPP responded to several complaints of a routine nature.

Yesterday afternoon officers were dispatched to Government Road at Bar River Road in Echo Bay after receiving a report of an ATV driving in a dangerous matter. Another call was received from the Rupert Acres Park of two people on snow machines driving too fast in the park and with no helmets on. On both occasions the offenders had made good their escape prior to the police arriving in the area.

At about 3:15 p.m. yesterday afternoon one vehicle went into the ditch on Hwy 17 in the Goulais River area. There was no damage to the vehicle and after paying for a tow truck to attend the scene, the vehicle was able to be driven away.