NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BRACEBRIDGE - On Dec. 8, 2020 at 3:15 p.m. Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police officers along with Muskoka Paramedic Service and Bracebridge Fire Department responded to a single vehicle collision on Manitoba Street near High Falls Road.
Witnesses reported that a U-Haul vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tree and the occupants were injured. Emergency services were quickly on scene and all three Muskoka men were transported to hospital, one of whom had to be extricated by the fire department.
Two men were further airlifted to Toronto with life-altering injuries. Police are investigating the factors that influenced this collision including impaired driving.
The OPP Technical Collision Investigation team is on scene and Manitoba Street between High Falls road and Old Falkenburg road is closed as they conduct their investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com if you have any information on this crime or any other crime. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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