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Crash near Dunlop bridge closes Hwy. 400 southbound lanes: witness (update: highway reopened)

An SUV came to rest on the hood of another vehicle following crash around 8 a.m. in Barrie
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Provincial police are investigating a crash on Highway 400 southbound near the Dunlop Street bridge Thursday morning.

UPDATE:

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt reports all lanes are reopened after a collision on Highway 400 southbound near the Dunlop Street bridge this morning just after 8 a.m.

"It looks like one vehicle rear-ended the other and the Durango ended up on top of the car," said Schmidt. "One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries and as of right now, I'm not sure of any charges, if any."

Schmidt said an excavator was used to separate the two vehicles. 

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ORIGINAL STORY:

A crash on Highway 400 near the Dunlop Street bridge in Barrie has all southbound lanes closed, according to a witness at the scene.

A witness told BarrieToday she saw the incident at approximately 8:12 a.m. and that the crash “looks pretty serious.” An SUV has its back end on top of the front of another vehicle.

The witness says the traffic is backed up significantly in the area. 

"The whole road is closed right now," she said. "Southbound is backed up to about Duckworth Street. It looks pretty serious."

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said he was waiting on more information from officers at the scene.