Brampton man charged in serious crash in Guelph

GUELPH – A Brampton man has been charged with dangerous driving and fleeing the scene of an accident following a crash here that seriously injured two people.

On Nov. 29 at about 5pm, emergency crews responded to a three-vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and two passenger vehicles at the intersection of the Hanlon Expressway and Kortright Road in Guelph.

Wellington County OPP officials say the tractor trailer rammed into the back of a vehicle, causing a chain-reaction collision.

“The driver of tractor-trailer ran from the scene and was arrested nearby by members of the Guelph Police Service,” states the OPP press release.

“The truck driver was then turned over to the OPP.”

Two occupants in one of the vehicles were transported to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, police say.

Dilpreet SINGH, 25, of Brampton, was charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and two counts of failing to stop at an accident resulting in bodily harm.

He is to appear in Guelph court on Jan. 8.

Police are asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to call 1-888-310-1122.