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Highway 7/8 closed near Baden after collision involving transport truck

Highway 7/8 is closed near Baden, Ont. @OPP_GTATraffic / Twitter

Highway 7/8 has been closed near Baden after a collision between a transport truck and a passenger vehicle sent one person to hospital, according to OPP.

Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash, which left the passenger vehicle in the ditch, occurred on the highway just before 6 a.m. on Tuesday between Nafziger and Wilmot Centre roads.

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“The driver of the passenger vehicle has been transported to hospital with serious injuries,” Schmidt said in a video posted to Twitter.

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In his update, Schmidt said that the OPP’s collision reconstruction scene was en route to the crash.

Schmidt said it was uncertain how long the highway would be closed.

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