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UPDATE: Hwy. 6 near Shallow Lake re-opens following crash that sent two people to hospital

By Ryan Drury

July 24, 2026 - 2:00pm

A multi-vehicle crash that closed Highway 6 just south of Shallow Lake and west of Owen Sound on Friday sent two people to hospital.

According to the OPP, Highway 6 was closed Friday afternoon between Cruikshank Street in Shallow Lake and Grey Road 17 due to a bad crash involving two vehicles.

Police confirmed that local EMS crews arrived on-scene to assist two people involved in the crash, both of whom were sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries,

The roadway re-opened just after 4 p.m.

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