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OPP officer injured after cruiser struck on Highway 401 near Kingston

An OPP cruiser was struck by another vehicle Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, while police were investigating an earlier crash. An OPP officer and another driver were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (OPP East Region/Twitter) An OPP cruiser was struck by another vehicle Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, while police were investigating an earlier crash. An OPP officer and another driver were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (OPP East Region/Twitter)
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An Ontario Provincial Police officer has been hospitalized with minor injuries after a crash on Highway 401.

The officer was investigating a single-vehicle crash on the highway near Joyceville Road, east of Kingston, at around 6:30 a.m. Saturday and was in a cruiser when another driver hit the police vehicle from behind, OPP Acting Sergeant Erin Cranton told CTV News Ottawa.

Both the officer and the other driver were taken to hospital. Police say both are expected to recover from their injuries.

Eastbound lanes of Highway 401 were closed at Joyceville Road for the investigation, but reopened just after 12 noon. 

Witnesses who may have dashcam footage are asked to call the Leeds OPP detachment. 

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