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Crashes close Highway 7 in New Hamburg

Highway 7 in New Hamburg was closed for several hours Monday night. @OPP_HSD / Twitter

A pair of collisions on Monday night forced Highway 7 to be closed in New Hamburg between Haysville and Nafziger roads for several hours.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the initial crash occurred between a car and a minivan at the intersection of Highway 7 and Hamilton Road.

READ MORE: Two-car crash closes Highway 7 between Guelph and Kitchener

He said one vehicle was driven by a man and had two children between the ages of 10 and 12 as passengers. The children were unharmed but the man was transported to hospital with serious injuries.

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The driver of the other vehicle also suffered minor injuries.

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Cambridge OPP also reported that there was a six-vehicle pile-up as a result of people stopping for the first collision. They say a couple of people involved in that incident needed to be taken to hospital as well.

READ MORE: Waterloo man injured in multi-vehicle crash in Stratford

OPP are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collisions to call 519-654-0150.

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