Police investigate a collision involving an OPP cruiser at the intersection of West Street and Queen Street in Sincoe, November 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the OPP via Twitter)Police investigate a collision involving an OPP cruiser at the intersection of West Street and Queen Street in Sincoe, November 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the OPP via Twitter)
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Police officer charged after crashing into pickup truck

A five-year member of the Ontario Provincial Police has been charged following a two-vehicle collision in Simcoe involving a police cruiser.

The Ontario Provincial Police said on Wednesday shortly before 4 p.m., the police cruiser and a pickup truck collided at the intersection of West Street and Queen Street.

No one was injured in the crash.

As a result, the provincial constable driving the cruiser is now charged with failing to yield to traffic and was issued a Provincial Offences Notice.

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