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Two people hurt in crash on Hwy. 416 in Ottawa’s south end

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Two people were transported to hospital after a vehicle crashed into the back of a construction truck on Highway 416 in Ottawa’s south end.

Emergency crews responded to the crash on Highway 416 at Bankfield Road just before 9 a.m. Tuesday. Ontario Provincial Police say a vehicle drove into the back of a crash truck in a construction zone.

Ontario Provincial Police say the driver of the "at fault" vehicle was airlifted to the Ottawa Hospital Trauma Centre with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Paramedics also transported the driver of the crash truck in stable condition.

OPP say its the second collision in less than a week involving a crash truck being rear ended.

"It should go without saying that drivers need to be more aware of what's going on around them," OPP said in a news release on X.

The vehicle driver was charged with careless driving and faces a fine of $490 and six demerit points upon conviction.

The southbound lanes of Highway 416 is closed between Fallowfield Drive and Bankfield Road as the OPP investigates.

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