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Yonge closed in Bradford after serious 3-vehicle collision (UPDATE)

Police are asking motorists to avoid the area between line 11 and 12, south of Bradford Greenhouses
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Serious motor vehicle collision with extrication has Highway 11 closed south of Bradford Greenhouses. Paul Novosad for BradfordToday

NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE
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South Simcoe Police Service officers are investigating a head-on collision in Bradford that sent two people to hospital.

On Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at 9 a.m., police were called to Yonge Street north of the 11th Line for a report of a head-on collision involving injuries.

The investigation has determined that a southbound van crossed the centre line and travelled in the northbound lanes, causing other motorists to move onto the shoulder.

A northbound Cadillac was hit head-on by the southbound van, causing the Cadillac to strike a Kia SUV.

The female driver of the van was trapped and had to be extricated from the vehicle by Bradford West Gwillimbury Fire and Emergency Services.

The drivers of the van and the Cadillac were taken to hospital by County of Simcoe Paramedics with non-life-threatening injuries.

No one in the Kia was hurt.

The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending against the driver of the van.

Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact South Simcoe Police Service or Crime Stoppers.

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Original story:

Yonge Street is closed between Lines 11 and 12 in Bradford following a serious three-vehicle, head-on collision this morning. 

One person has been transported to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries after the accident south of Bradford Greenhouses at about 9:30 a.m. Nov. 27, according to South Simcoe Police Services. 

Police are asking motorists to avoid the area.