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Fiery Highway 28 collision leads to drug-impaired driving arrest: Bancroft OPP

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An impaired driving arrest was laid following a fiery two-vehicle collision near Bancroft, Ont., on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Bancroft OPP, around 1:30 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 28 in Municipality of Highlands East.

No one was injured but one of the vehicles involved burst into flames.

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The OPP says the investigation led to the arrest of one of the drivers.

A 38-year-old man from Madawaska, Ont., was arrested and charged with drug-impaired driving.

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Bancroft on Feb. 20.

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