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Boat collides with transport truck on Lansdowne Street in Peterborough

A boat being towed by an SUV on Lansdowne Street came undone and collided with a transport truck travelling northbound on Aylmer Street. – Aug 30, 2019

Peterborough traffic was delayed for a few hours on Lansdowne and Aylmer streets on Thursday afternoon, after a boat being towed by an SUV disconnected and struck a transport truck.

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Witnesses say the SUV was travelling eastbound on Lansdowne Street when the boat came undone just after 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 29.

The boat collided with the transport truck just as the truck was turning north onto Aylmer Street.

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Firefighters arrived to try and remove the boat using hydrolocks. However, a heavy tow had to be brought in.

No one was injured in the crash and it is unclear at this point if any charges will be laid.

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