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UPDATE: Charges Laid In Hwy 40 Crash

Charges have been laid after an early morning crash closed a section of Hwy. 40 between Chatham and Wallaceburg.

The OPP says the accident occurred just after 6:30am when a pickup truck turning north onto the highway from Electric Line was struck by a southbound SUV.

A 51-year-old man from Dover Centre who was driving the truck has been charged with failing to yield. Both he and the 54-year-old Wallaceburg woman driving the SUV were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police say both vehicles sustained extensive damage.

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.