Nuclear Containers amongst jackknifed tracker trailer 11 February, 2008 Sealed containers with tools and equipment used at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station were not compromised when the tractor-trailer hauling them jackknifed in Clearview Township on Saturday afternoon, the Clearview Fire Department said. The truck jackknifed on County Road 124, west of Nottawasaga Conc. 10, around 5:30 p.m., causing the OPP, the Clearview Fire Department and the Simcoe County Paramedic Service to race to the scene. Fire Chief Dave Carruthers said the truck was on the way to Chalk River Laboratories, a federal nuclear research facility, in Chalk River, west of Pembroke, at the time of the crash. Poor road conditions, a combination of snow, ice and high wind, were to blame for the incident. In a news release issued by the Huronia West OPP on Sunday, Const. Mark Kinney said a 56-year-old Chalk River man was the driver of the truck. Kinney noted that when the driver lost control, the truck struck a red Ford Mustang that was westbound. The car's 19-year-old driver, and a 57-year-old passenger, both from Stratford were sent by ambulance to Collingwood General and Marine Hospital with what police termed "serious but non life-threatening injuries." Police said the driver of the truck was not injured. Following the crash, police closed County Road 124 from Nottawasaga Conc. 8 to Singhampton so that first responders could deal with the emergency. They also notified Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., the federal Crown corporation responsible for managing the country's national nuclear energy research and development program. County Road 124 did not open until around 2 p.m. on Sunday. Several factors kept the road closed for so long, Carruthers added. He said that workers on scene had to wait for an investigator from Bruce Nuclear to arrive at the site to examine the truck and its cargo. Also, during the crash the trailer lost an axle, he said. As a result, it took until Sunday morning, around 8 a.m., for another truck and trailer to arrive from Chalk River. The cargo was then transferred from one truck to the other. The trailer without the axle was also moved to a flatbed for transport from the crash scene, Carruthers said. "And so all of this takes time, especially when you're dealing with bad weather like we were," the chief said. Police said no charges are pending in relation to the collision.