OPP officer caused crash with school bus that killed him, driver: Documents

OPP officer caused crash with school bus that killed him, driver: Documents
The London Free Press
An OPP officer drove through a stop sign at a Southwestern Ontario intersection and struck a school bus, causing it to roll three times into a field and killing the drivers of both vehicles, according to legal documents. The documents filed as part of a settlement between the family of
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Southwestern Ontario boy, 14, hasn’t been seen for several days: Police

Southwestern Ontario boy, 14, hasn’t been seen for several days: Police
The London Free Press
Ontario Provincial Police on Tuesday were seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old boy who hadn’t been seen for several days. Police said the 14-year-old, identified only as Frank (Franz), left his home in Vienna, a small village of about 750 people in Elgin County, last Friday around 5 p.m
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Swimmer, 50, in critical condition after being pulled from Lake Huron

The London Free Press
A 50-year-old swimmer was taken to hospital in critical condition after being rescued from Lake Huron, Ontario Provincial Police say. The individual was swimming in Lake Huron at Pinery Provincial Park when they got into trouble and became unresponsive at about 5 p.m. on Saturday, the OPP said on Monday
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Police, province offer new details in acid spill that closed Hwy. 402 lanes

The London Free Press
Hwy. 402 reopened Friday following a crash that provincial officials say spilled 100 litres of acid and led to a shutdown along the westbound lanes of the London-area highway. Ontario Provincial Police say it was Wednesday afternoon when a big rig carrying 45,000 litres of monochloroacetic acid was “cut off” by a passenger vehicle on […]
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Crash spills 45,000 litres of acid, closes Hwy. 402 lanes: OPP

The London Free Press
A big rig carrying 45,000 litres of acid crashed into the ditch along Hwy. 402 on Wednesday afternoon, closing a section of the westbound lanes, police say. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said it was about 1 p.m. on Wednesday when a passenger vehicle “cut off” a transport truck, which crashed into the ditch. […]
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Police probe fourth Pride flag incident in rural township this spring

The London Free Press
Police are investigating another theft of a rainbow Pride flag in Norwich – the fourth incident this spring involving stolen or vandalized flags in the area. Two unknown men took the flag from a residence on Jerdon Street on Saturday at 1 a.m., Ontario Provincial Police said. The suspects are described as shirtless white men […]
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Now that’s a heat wave: Hot weather busts part of Hwy. 402

The London Free Press
A stretch of Highway 402 was closed Sunday because of extreme heat affecting the pavement.
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‘Close call’: Police rescue boy, 6, swept from shore on inflatable

The London Free Press
A six-year-old boy was rescued from Lake Huron after drifting away from shore on what Ontario Provincial Police described as an “inflatable ring.” The child, who police said was wearing a “personal floatation device,” drifted from shore near Black’s Point Beach, south of Goderich, on Monday just after noon, police said. The boy was located […]
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Port Burwell beach closed amid search for missing swimmer

The London Free Press
Provincial police closed a Southwestern Ontario beach after a swimmer went missing in Lake Erie over the weekend. Emergency crews were called Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. to Port Burwell beach for a report of two swimmers in distress, Elgin OPP said. One swimmer was pulled to safety and taken to hospital with non-life threatening […]
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One dead in crash near Exeter: Ontario Provincial Police

The London Free Press
One person is dead after a two-vehicle collision north of Exeter, police said.
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Pride flags vandalized at school twice in one week

The London Free Press
Police are investigating after a rainbow Pride flag was damaged at a Norwich elementary school – the second such act of vandalism in just over a week in the Oxford County town, which has a fraught history with LGBTQ symbols. Two people damaged the flag at Emily Stowe elementary school on Jerdon Street shortly after midnight […]
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