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Chatham

OPP report multiple injuries in crash just outside of Chatham

Three people were sent to a local hospital following a two-vehicle crash near Chatham.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported both drivers and one passenger were transported to a local hospital by paramedics with non-life-threatening injuries.

The OPP said emergency services responded to a collision Tuesday evening involving the vehicles at the intersection of Highway 40 and Electric Line in Chatham-Kent.

OPP Constable Brett Phair said a 53-year-old from Winnipeg has been charged with failing to yield to traffic on through highway.

Police added a section of Highway 40 was temporarily shutdown for safety reasons and for the investigation, but it has since reopened.

Contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 if you were driving in the area at the time of the crash and have dash cam footage or may have witnessed the collision. The public can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at https://stthomascrimestoppers.ca/ to be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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