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Collision involving police cruiser temporarily closes section of St. Laurent Boulevard in Ottawa

A collision involving an Ottawa police cruiser has shut down the northbound lanes of St. Laurent Boulevard in Ottawa Friday morning.
A collision involving an Ottawa police cruiser has shut down the northbound lanes of St. Laurent Boulevard in Ottawa Friday morning. OPSTrafficCaseManager / Twitter

A collision involving an Ottawa police cruiser has closed a section of St. Laurent Boulevard.

Motorists are being asked to avoid the intersection of St. Laurent Boulevard and Tremblay Road due to the collision, which occurred just before 9 a.m. Friday.

Ottawa police say the northbound lanes of St. Laurent Boulevard were closed as a result of the collision, but one of the northbound lanes was reopened to allow traffic to go by.

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Police say both the police officer and the other driver involved in the collision received minor injuries. The police officer was sent to hospital as a precaution, while the other driver was treated on scene and released.

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