Police looking for driver who ran away from Freelton collision
Ontario Provincial Police are looking for a person who was driving a stolen vehicle involved in a collision on Highway 6.
In a social media post at 2:08 p.m. Wednesday, OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash happened at Concession 11 East in the community of Freelton, just southeast of Puslinch. He said one of the vehicles involved, a white van, had been reported stolen a few days earlier.
'[The van] was involved in an intersection crash as it cut across Highway 6 here at the 11th Concession,' he explained.
'Hamilton [Police] has their canine units here looking for the suspect who took off on foot after the collision,' he added.
The other driver involved in the crash reported minor injuries.
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