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3 hurt, including driver who left on foot, after Highway 401 crash, SIU investigating: Oxford OPP

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Oxford OPP say the Special Investigations Unit has been notified after an incident along Highway 401 near Ingersoll, Ont., on Thursday afternoon that left three people injured, including a Londoner who faces several charges.

According to OPP, emergency services were called to a single-vehicle crash at roughly 4:30 p.m. on July 1 to find that a vehicle had left the roadway and hit a telephone pole.

Police say two passengers were ejected from the vehicle and taken to hospital, one by air ambulance with serious injuries.

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The driver, who police say was also injured, “fled the area on foot and was located nearby a short time later.”

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Police say the 32-year-old Londoner faces seven counts: one count each of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, dangerous operation, failure to stop after an accident, driving while under suspension and use of an altered plate, as well as two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.

Police say they have notified the SIU about the incident and, as a result, “the OPP will not be able to provide any further information.”

The Special Investigations Unit is an arms-length agency that investigates reports of death, injury, sexual assault or the discharge of a firearm involving police in Ontario.

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