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Motorist charged after vehicle brushed up against cyclists in Shuniah

The Monday evening incident occurred on Highway 11/17 near Lakeshore Drive.
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SHUNIAH, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say no one was seriously injured in an incident on Highway 11/17 just east of Thunder Bay on Monday evening.

A motorist, however, has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act with failing to turn out to avoid a collision.

OPP said a truck operated by a 37-year-old man brushed up against two cyclists who were travelling on the highway just west of the intersection with Lakeshore Drive.

Emergency services responded.

One westbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway was blocked until police cleared the scene.

 




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