OPP cruiser with lights flashing. (Photo courtesy of @OPP_Hire via Twitter)OPP cruiser with lights flashing. (Photo courtesy of @OPP_Hire via Twitter)
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Crash in Bruce County sends one to hospital with 'life threatening' injuries

A two-vehicle crash in Bruce County has sent one person to hospital with what police are calling "life threatening" injuries.

According to the OPP, police and other first responders were to a two vehicle crash just after 8:30 p.m. on Monday.

The crash involved a tractor and a pick-up truck hauling a trailer happened on Bruce Road 1 near Kairshea Avenue just outside of Lucknow. Bruce Road 1 was closed between Bruce Road 6 and Grey Ox Avenue for several hours, but has since re-opened.

"Both vehicles were northbound on Bruce Road 1 when the tractor was struck from behind," police said.

The operator of the tractor, a 29-year-old resident of Kincardine, was air lifted to hospital in London with serious injuries.

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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.