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Saturday, July 26, 2003

The Sault detachment of the O.P.P. has had a quiet twenty-four hour period and has nothing to report. MAJOR ACCIDENT NEAR ESPOANOLA Yesterday at 8:00 p.m.
The Sault detachment of the O.P.P. has had a quiet twenty-four hour period and has nothing to report.


MAJOR ACCIDENT NEAR ESPOANOLA
Yesterday at 8:00 p.m., an accident involving a tractor-trailer and a sports utility vehicle sent five persons to hospital.

The accident occurred on Highway 17 near Worthington Road not far from Espanola. Two off-duty O.P.P. officers came upon the accident and extinguished a fire.

The fire department was called to extricate the five occupants of the SUV. The five (3 adults and 2 children) were taken to St. Joseph?s Medical Centre with undetermined injuries.

The highway was closed for about three hours last night.