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SUV and transport truck collide head-on in Townsend, no fatalities: OPP

The 74-year-old driver of the SUV had to be extricated from the vehicle, police said. Shane Gibson/Global News

An SUV driver is lucky to be alive after colliding head-on with a transport truck, OPP say.

Norfolk County police say the incident took place Nov. 29 just after 6 p.m. on Highway 24 in Townsend.

Officials believe a transport truck was heading northbound on Highway 24 when an SUV travelling southbound crossed over the centre line, colliding head-on with the transport truck.

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The 74-year-old driver of the SUV had to be extricated from the vehicle, police said.

The driver was taken to hospital with serious, non-life threatening injuries.

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The 57-year-old driver of the transport truck was taken to hospital for precautionary measures.

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Highway 24 was closed between Norfolk County Road 19 West and Concession 5 of Townsend for approximately four hours for investigations and removal of both vehicles.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.

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