Pickup, scooter collide at Timmins intersection

An undated promotional photo of a Timmins Police Service vehicle. (File photo/Supplied/Timmins Police Service)

Police in Timmins are investigating a motor vehicle crash between a pickup truck and a scooter that occurred Wednesday evening at a city intersection.

The Timmins Police Service said officers responded to the scene at about 5:33 p.m. on July 8 at the intersection of Algonquin Boulevard West and Rea Street North.

Westbound lanes closed

Police have closed the westbound lanes of Algonquin Boulevard to traffic and remain on scene.

No estimate has been provided for when the lanes will reopen.

“Motorists are asked to avoid the intersection and use alternative routes,” police said in a news release shortly before 6:15 p.m.

Investigators have not released any further details about the circumstances leading up to the crash and no information about injuries has been made available.

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