Sault Ste. Marie, ON
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Ontario Provincial Police News Portal [SAULT STE. MARIE] UPDATE - SEVERAL AREA ROADS CLOSED 2013-09-10

FLOODING AND WASHOUTS REPORTED

(Sault Ste. Marie, ON) - Due to the severe thunderstorms earlier this morning, the

Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police reported several road closures due to flooding and washouts.

A further washout has been reported on Goulais Mission Road at the 2400 block.

OPP responded to a motor vehicle collision in this area early this morning where a vehicle was swept away down a sinkhole in the roadway.

The two occupants managed to get out of the vehicle and climb up an embankment and were rescued by emergency personnel. Both occupants received non-life threatening injuries.