Highway 720 West reopens after collision leads to rush hour closure

The westbound section of Highway 720 reopened to traffic mid-morning Thursday after it was closed for more than two hours due to amulti-vehicle collision at the exit for Highway 20 West.

Motorists heading westbound on Highway 720 were redirected to Highway 15 North, backing up traffic through theVille-MarieTunnel and DcarieExpressway.

Transports Qubec spokesperson Christian Fortin told Radio-Canada that adriver experienced a medical emergency, leading to the collision and subsequent fire.

The driver was transported to hospital at around 8:15 a.m. The fire was extinguishedand road crews removed the damaged vehicles.

Authorities encouraged motorists to avoid the area.