The scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)The scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 40 at Countryview Line (Photo by Jake Kislinsky)
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Charge In Highway 40 Crash

The OPP has laid a charge in connection to a crash involving a Beer Store truck on Hwy. 40.

An 18-year-old Dresden woman is charged with fail to yield to traffic on through highway.

The incident happened Friday afternoon, when an eastbound van collided with a southbound transport truck on Hwy. 40 at Countryview Line.

The van caught fire as a result of the crash. Police had previously reported two people were sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. They now confirm a third person was transported with non-life threatening injuries as well.

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