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OPP Cruiser Struck On Hwy. 401

An investigation is ongoing after a police cruiser was struck by another vehicle on Hwy. 401 near Ingersoll.

The Ontario Provincial Police say on Thursday around 9:20pm, an OPP officer was stopped in the westbound lanes highway near Culloden Rd. after responding to a collision.  The officer's cruiser was stopped against the centre median when it was then struck by another vehicle that was not involved in the first collision.

Police say the driver of the vehicle lost control and slid into the OPP vehicle.

The officer, who was in the cruiser at the time of the crash, was not injured. The driver of the other vehicle was also unharmed.

The cruiser had to be towed but the other vehicle was able to be driven from the scene.

Police say an investigation is ongoing.

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