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2 injured, 1 critically, after Brampton crash that knocked down pole

A photo of a Peel Paramedics ambulance. Peel Paramedics / Twitter

Two people are injured, one critically, after a crash in Brampton that caused a pole to be knocked down onto the road.

Peel Regional Police said emergency crews were called at 5:35 a.m. Monday to the area of Humberwest Parkway and Cotrelle Boulevard, which is near Castlemore Road, for a two-vehicle crash.

Police said a pole had been struck in the collision and was knocked down onto the road.

Paramedics told Global News a man was taken to a local trauma centre in critical condition, while a woman was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

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Hydro workers went to the scene to repair the pole.

Humberwest Parkway was closed in the area.

Further information on the crash, including a potential cause, was not immediately available.

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