SIU investigating three-vehicle crash involving OPP cruiser in Beckwith Township

By Alex Black

Posted Aug 17, 2021 12:55:00 PM.

The province's police watchdog is investigating a three-vehicle collision involving a provincial police cruiser in Beckwith Township .

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the scene, on Cemetery Side Road, around 9 p.m. on Monday, August 16.

Two people have been taken to hospital and the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has taken over the investigation.

There has been no word regarding the extent of the injuries suffered in the crash.

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