Van involved in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)Van involved in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)
Chatham

UPDATE: Crash Involving Beer Truck (GALLERY)

Hwy. 40 (St. Clair Rd.) is open again north of Chatham at Countryview Line after a serious two-vehicle collision that took place at that intersection.

Provincial police say a Dodge Durango SUV collided with a transport truck at the intersection and caught fire.

Fire crews were able to extinguish the blaze quickly, but a woman inside the SUV and a man inside the truck at the time of the crash were both taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)The scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)

Van involved in multi-vehicle crash on Highway 40 at Countryview LIne (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)Van involved in multi-vehicle crash on Highway 40 at Countryview LIne (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)

Beer Store truck involved in a collision on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)Beer Store truck involved in a collision on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)

Debris on Highway 40 following a multi-vehicle collision (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)Debris on Highway 40 following a multi-vehicle collision (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)

The scene of a crash on Highway 40 at Countryview LIne (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)The scene of a crash on Highway 40 at Countryview LIne (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)

Transport Truck involved in a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)Transport Truck involved in a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)

Crews survey the scene of a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)Crews survey the scene of a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)

Bumper of a van involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)Bumper of a van involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)

Another view of the truck involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)Another view of the truck involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)

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The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.