{"id":512626,"date":"2026-03-04T00:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/512626\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T00:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:10:17","slug":"fiery-saskatoon-crash-shuts-down-major-roadway-in-citys-north-end-saskatoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/512626\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiery Saskatoon crash shuts down major roadway in city\u2019s north end – Saskatoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saskatoon police<\/a>\u00a0say a medical event was the cause of the fiery crash that shut down\u00a0a major roadway in the city\u2019s north end due Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

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Police issued an advisory at 7:31 a.m. warning of the crash at Circle Drive and Millar Avenue.<\/p>\n

The collision, which involves a semi-truck, blocked the east and westbound lanes on Circle Drive, police said. Pictures shared with Global News show the semi-truck engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n

\u201cMotorists are advised to take alternate routes until the scene can be cleared,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

The City of Saskatoon said in a news release the fire department, which received a call for a semi-truck on fire at 7;04 a.m., had been extinguished by 8:03 a.m.<\/p>\n

The city said the semi-truck and its trailer unit had struck a light standard. No injuries were reported. The truck\u2019s occupant was able to exit safely, it added.<\/p>\n

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Traffic was rerouted via Venture Crescent to bypass the incident and return to Circle Drive eastbound.<\/p>\n

The city shared an update just before 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon that Circle Drive\u2019s eastbound lanes had reopened following the collision.<\/p>\n

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Crews spent the morning and early afternoon hours removing overhead signage and street light structures that were knocked down in the collision, the city said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the city\u2019s responsibility to fix the downed signage as it falls within its jurisdiction, the City of Saskatoon told Global News in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Sanding trucks have been sent to the location, the city says, adding that drivers are advised that parts of the roadway may be icy and to adjust speed accordingly.<\/p>\n

Clair Andreas works at a gym across the street from the crash and says she heard the crash from the front desk.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very loud, no smoke just yet. It was lots of sirens, lots of lights, lots of noise,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Andreas\u2019 co-worker came across the crash as he was getting into work, but said he didn\u2019t think much of it at first.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looked controlled. There\u2019s police, there\u2019s firefighters, there\u2019s everything. I didn\u2019t see anybody in the truck or anything, so I didn\u2019t think it was that bad, and then literally 10 minutes later, the flames were over 10 feet high, almost,\u201d said Zach Robertson.<\/p>\n

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Robertson added that things quickly got chaotic, with gym goers rushing to see what was going on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt smelled like burning plastic,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope the driver\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/p>\n

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