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Elderly Guelph woman escapes injury in collision with parked excavator

Guelph police say an elderly woman escaped injury after her car collided with a parked excavator on Thursday afternoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Guelph police say an elderly woman escaped injury after her car collided with a parked excavator on Thursday afternoon.

They say officers were called to the area of Woolwich and Clarence streets for the crash.

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Police say a vehicle entered into traffic from a private laneway and collided with a pick-up truck. It then left the road and careened into a chain-link fence and an excavator.

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They say an ambulance arrived before paramedics assessed the woman behind the wheel.

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No injuries were reported as a result of the collision, police say.

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An 82-year-old Guelph woman has been charged with failing to yield under the Highway Traffic Act.

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