CHAIN OF PONDS TOWNSHIP — A Canadian driver lost control of his tractor-trailer on a steep, downhill portion of a slippery Route 27 early Saturday, causing the truck to roll over into a deep ditch.

Jimmy Quirion, 38, of Frontenac, Quebec, was operating the 2019 Peterbilt, which sustained extensive damage to the tractor and trailer, according to Sgt. Nate Bean of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

Quirion, who was not injured in the accident, was hauling logs, according to Bean.

The area was experiencing freezing rain and the roads were extremely slippery at the time of the rollover, reported at 4 a.m.

Officers from U.S. Border and Customs Protection assisted in temporarily shutting down the roadway following the accident.

Jimmy Quirion, 38, of Frontenac, Quebec, was operating his 2019 Peterbilt on Route 27 early Saturday when he lost control of the rig and it rolled over into a deep ditch in Chain of Ponds Township. (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office photo)

Jimmy Quirion, 38, of Frontenac, Quebec, was operating his 2019 Peterbilt on Route 27 early Saturday when he lost control of the rig and it rolled over into a deep ditch in Chain of Ponds Township. (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office photo)

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