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Morning crash near Palmerston involved police cruiser (UPDATED)

Two people were taken to hospital following incident near Palmerston
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UPDATE 1:30 p.m.

Joshua Cunningham, media relations officer with Wellington OPP, said in a video posted to X this collision involved a stolen vehicle and an OPP cruiser.

He said Wellington OPP were investigating a stolen vehicle out of Minto.

The vehicle had collided with an OPP cruiser. An OPP officer and driver of the other vehicle were taken to hospital out of precaution. The officer has since been released.

Roads continue to be closed in the area for investigation.

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Two people are in hospital after a crash east of Palmerston.

Provincial police posted about the two-vehicle crash on X at 9:18 a.m. Wednesday.

It happened at Wellington Road 9 and Concession Road 12, and police say the road is closed for the investigation.

No other details are known at this time, including the extent of the injuries.