Wrong-way driver on highway 11 causes collision with transport truck
![Highway 11 Bracebridge OPP A provincial police officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 11 in Bracebridge, Ont. in this file image. (Mike Arsalides/ CTV Barrie)](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2023/12/20/highway-11-bracebridge-opp-1-6695020-1703075639058.jpeg)
Huntsville OPP charged a driver for going the wrong way on Highway 11 and colliding with a transport vehicle.
On April 18, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a vehicle was allegedly driving the wrong way on Highway 11 southbound in the Town of Huntsville and struck a transport truck.
Police, fire and emergency services responded to the scene.
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The driver and passenger of the transport truck were not injured.
The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
Both lanes of Highway 11 Southbound at Gryffin Lodge Road were closed during the investigation.
As a result, a 40-year-old male from the Town of Huntsville was charged with dangerous operation.
The accused will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge at a later date.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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