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3 sent to hospital, 1 charged following Prince Edward County collision

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OPP are investigating after an SUV and a car trailing a boat collided on Monday. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

A two-vehicle collision involving a boat sent several people to hospital on Monday in Prince Edward County.

Shortly after 10 a.m., OPP were called to the intersection of Highway 62 and County Road 1 after a car collided with an SUV trailing a boat.

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Police say the car was travelling east on County Road 1 and was struck by the northbound SUV on Highway 62, causing the boat it was hauling to flip over and land upside down.

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Three people were sent to hospital, two with minor injuries and a third person with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The highway was closed for a short period of time while police investigated the incident.

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Police subsequently charged Jae Park, 70, from Weston, Ont., with careless driving.

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