A 17-year-old has been charged after a single-vehicle crash north of Wiarton sent three people to hospital.
Emergency crews were called to the collision on Mar Sideroad near Berford Park Road shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Investigators determined a pickup truck left the road and rolled into the ditch.
One of the three occupants was trapped inside the pick up and had to be extricated from the wreckage. All three were taken to hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries, Grey Bruce OPP confirmed.
Mar Sideroad between Highway 6 and Bruce Road 9 was closed for several hours while police probed the cause of the crash and cleared debris. The road reopened around 9 p.m.
On Monday, police announced charges against a 17-year-old from Elora. The teen is charged with dangerous driving, failure to wear a seat belt, stunt driving, and failure to report a collision. Additionally, the accused also had their driver's licence suspended for 90 days and vehicle impounded for 14 days.
