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UPDATE: Perth County Crash

Perth County OPP have re-opened Highway 7&8 at Perth Road 101 following a crash earlier this afternoon.

Police and Township of Perth East fire department personnel were called early this afternoon to the scene of a jackknifed tractor trailer on Hwy. 7/8 between Road 101 and Road 102 at the west edge of New Hamburg.

The truck portion of the tractor trailer was hung-up on the guardrail and there is a minor fuel spill.

Police have not yet released any details on injuries or the cause of the crash.

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