1 airlifted to hospital after fiery truck crash on Hwy. 416

One person was airlifted to hospital after a crash between a construction vehicle and a transport truck on Highway 416 Wednesday afternoon.

Ontario Provincial Police say they are at the scene of the crash that took place in the southbound lanes near Roger Stevens Drive shortly before 3:30 p.m.

Ottawa paramedics tell CTV News the crash involved a transport truck and a construction vehicle on the side of the road. 

The driver of the truck, an adult male, sustained serious burns. He was airlifted to the Ottawa Hospital’s trauma centre, where he is said to be in serious, but stable condition.

One occupant of the construction vehicle, also an adult male, was taken to hospital by ambulance. He is said to be in stable condition.

Smoke and flames engulf a tractor trailer at the site of a major crash along Highway 416 on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (Viewer submission)

Dashcam video and viewer-submitted images show a truck fully engulfed in flames. Traffic in the area remains at a standstill.

Northbound lanes of the highway reopened first. OPP said southbound lanes would be closed for several hours.

Traffic on Highway 416, seen from the Brophy Drive overpass, was delayed significantly as police closed lanes for a fiery crash in the southbound lanes. June 5, 2024. (Dylan Dyson/CTV News Ottawa)

“The Ministry of Transportation has set up detours,” a social media post said.