Heavy delays on eastbound 417 after multi-vehicle crash

Traffic remains slow on the Queensway, eastbound at Nicholas Street, after a multi-vehicle collision briefly closed the two left lanes on the highway.
As of 4:20 p.m., the left two lanes had been reopened, but traffic remained backed up as far west as Pinecrest in Nepean, causing delays of up to an hour and a half for those heading east
The collision happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, but the OPP were unable to comment as to the number of vehicles involved.
Emergency services did re