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Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 49-year-old man suffered serious injuries following a crash Sunday afternoon on Talbot Line, west of St. Thomas.
The Special Investigations Unit says an Elgin O-P-P officer tried to pull over a suspect for speeding around 2:30 p.m.
Police advise the driver fled and crashed into a car on Talbot Line and Iona Road.
No other details are available at this time.
The SIU is a civilian law enforcement agency that investigates incidents involving police officers where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.