Emergency crews diverted traffic around the scene of a crash on Communication Rd. at  Hwy 401 Apr 30 2015 (Photo by Simon Crouch) Emergency crews diverted traffic around the scene of a crash on Communication Rd. at Hwy 401 Apr 30 2015 (Photo by Simon Crouch)
Chatham

UPDATE: Charges Laid After Overpass Crash

A 25-year-old Chatham woman is charged with careless driving after a crash on the Hwy. 401 overpass at Communication Rd.

Chatham-Kent OPP say the woman was driving a Dodge Neon when it hit a Ford Focus from behind.

All three people inside the Dodge vehicle were uninjured, but the two occupants of the Ford vehicle were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Hwy. 40 was closed in the area for a short time, but has since reopened.

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