Two people suffered life-threatening injuries following a crash near Leamington.

Photo courtesy of Leamington Fire, via Twitter.

Two tractor trailers collided at the corner of Highway 77 and Essex County 14 around 9:30 last night.

One of the drivers had to be extricated from the vehicle.

The intersection was closed for more than nine hours overnight as authorities continued their investigation and cleaned up the wreckage. It has since reopened.