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Pickup truck crashes into swamp near Peterborough

A man was not injured after a pickup truck crashed into a swamp on Wednesday night near Peterborough. Harrison Perkins/Special to Global News Peterborough

A driver was able to walk away after his pickup truck rolled into a swamp just west of Peterborough on Wednesday night, according to paramedics.

Around 8 p.m., emergency crews were called to the area along Mount Pleasant Road, where they found a pickup truck lying on its roof in the swamp.

Paramedics treated a man in his 50s at the scene, but he was not transported to hospital, they said.

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The cause of the collision remains under investigation by Peterborough police.

There is no word yet on whether any charges are pending.

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