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October 24, 2020

Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters and police were called to a a two vehicle crash before 4 pm Friday at the Tank St. and Discovery Line intersection in Petrolia.
One car was in the ditch with damage to its right side while the other vehicle remained in the intersection with heavy damage to its front end.
Police and fire crews were on scene to clear the cars and direct traffic. OPP could not immediately confirm the cause of the crash or if there were any injuries.
Conditions were clear and windy at the time of the accident. The cars were loaded onto trucks and cleared away with the intersection reopening to traffic by 4:30 pm.

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