Crash closes Highway 89 near Mount Forest

A flatbed involved in a crash on Highway 89 between Harriston and Mount Forest on April 2, 2026. (Source: OPP)

Ontario Provincial Police shut down a stretch of Highway 89 following a chain reaction crash on Thursday morning.

They said two pickup trucks going in opposite directions sideswiped each other between Harriston and Mount Forest at around 7:30 a.m.

One vehicle was towing a flatbed trailer that became dislodged during the crash. It was propelled into an OPP cruiser, which police said was involved in an unrelated traffic stop along the highway.

Both pickup trucks, the flatbed trailer and cruiser were damaged.

OPP said no one was hurt.

Highway 89’s northbound and southbound lanes were closed to traffic between Harriston and Mount Forest, including at Minto Line 12, 10th Line and Wellington Road 2.

Highway 89 reopened around 9:30 a.m.