POLICE SEEK WITNESSES AFTER BOY 10, OPP CRUISER COLLIDE

BRACEBRIDGE — Police say they are seeking witnesses after a 10-year-old boy cycling on the main street sidewalk here Thursday afternoon was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a collision with a marked provincial police cruiser.

OPP at Bracebridge say they responded to a call about the collision on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst on August 8, 2019.

They say that approximately 12:30 p.m., the northbound OPP vehicle was turning into a commercial parking lot when a collision occurred between the vehicle and a southbound cyclist travelling on the sidewalk.

The cyclist was transported to local hospital with minor injuries, where he was treated and released.

The investigation continues under the direction of the Central Region Traffic Management Team.

Police are asking witnesses to contact Bracebridge OPP at 705-645-2211.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

A police officer chats with woman Saturday in an unrelated matter at the main street parking lot where a boy 10 was cycling southbound when he and a northbound OPP cruiser turning into the parking lot collided.