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OPP issue warning after reported near-miss involving dirt bike, truck in Huntsville

Following the near-miss, police are reminding parents to talk to their children about road rules when driving dirt bikes. Don Mitchell / Global News

Officers are reminding residents that driving dirt bikes on roads can lead to charges after one reportedly almost collided with a tow truck in Huntsville on Sunday, OPP say.

On Sunday, just after 3 p.m., police were investigating a single-vehicle collision on Britannia Road, OPP say.

Police said the vehicle needed a tow truck, and as it was being removed from a ditch, a dirt bike came around the corner at a high rate of speed, narrowly missing the back of the tow truck.

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The dirt bike driver took off from the area and police were unable to locate him, OPP say.

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Following the near-miss, police are reminding parents to talk to their children about road rules when driving dirt bikes.

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