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SIU investigating car crash in Brantford, Ont. tied to attempted traffic stop

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Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a collision in Brantford that sent two women to hospital on Tuesday night.

Police say the crash happened just after 6 p.m. and involved a vehicle travelling in the dark on the Wayne Gretzky Parkway without its headlights on.

“Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, however the vehicle failed to stop for police as required by law,” Brantford Police Service (BPS) spokesperson Robin Matthews-Osmond said in a release.

The car was then a part of motor vehicle crash when it entered an intersection on the parkway at Grey Street.

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The two female occupants were transported to hospital with undisclosed injuries.

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“As the individuals, attempting to evade police, were involved in the collision the BPS notified the province’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) which has invoked its mandate,” said Matthews-Osmond.

The BPS traffic unit says its investigation into the collision is running concurrently with the SIU probe.

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