WINNIPEG - A police investigation involving a car crash and a suspicious package tied up traffic on one of Winnipeg’s busiest routes during rush hour Monday morning.
Officers closed Portage Avenue westbound at Valour Road and eastbound at Empress Street after a vehicle collision at about 7:00 in the area of Portage and Strathcona Street, just east of Polo Park Shopping Centre.
Police say they found a suspicious package inside one of the vehicles and called in the bomb squad.
A command post was set up by the Fire Department in the 1300 block of Portage Avenue, and police bomb squad experts were expected to deploy a robot to inspect the suspicious package later Monday morning.
Employees in nearby businesses were asked to remain inside and remain away from the front of their buildings.
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