Police officer taken to hospital after crash near Woodstock, Ont.
A crash involving an OPP cruiser in the Township of East-Zorra Tavistock. (Source: OPP) (May 17, 2022)
An OPP officer has been taken to a hospital following a two-vehicle collision just outside of Woodstock, Ont.
Police tweeted about the incident around 8:10 a.m. on Wednesday and say it happened at the intersection of Oxford Road 13 and 16th Line in the Township of East-Zorra Tavistock.
In an image posted by OPP, a cruiser could be seen wedged between a hydro pole and a forest area off to the side of the road.
The officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
OPP have closed off the roads for an investigation.
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