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Officers injured, one person in custody after early-morning Main Street crash

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Officers injured, one person in custody after early-morning Main Street crash
A two-vehicle crash involving a Winnipeg Police Service cruiser car and a pedestrian vehicle led to the closure one of Winnipeg’s busiest roads for the Wednesday morning rush hour – Jun 7, 2023

A two-vehicle crash involving a Winnipeg Police Service cruiser car and a pedestrian vehicle led to the closure one of Winnipeg’s busiest roads for the Wednesday morning rush hour.

Police say the incident happened just after 4 a.m., when officers spotted a Lincoln pickup truck that had been reported stolen. At Main Street and Belmont Avenue, police said, the truck crashed into a police cruiser.

As a result of the crash, two officers were taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

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One person was arrested at the scene and taken into custody after being treated for injuries.

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A crash involving a police cruiser and a pedestrian vehicle has closed one of Winnipeg’s busiest roads

Police have notified the Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) of Manitoba, the province’s police watchdog.

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Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call investigators at 204-986-7085.

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