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Officer Struck on the 401

An officer is recovering from minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on the 401. 

The Chatham-Kent OPP was responding to a collision near Merlin Road when a westbound vehicle lost control, drove into the ditch, and struck the officer.

The officer was taken to hospital, treated, and released.

The driver, a 49-year-old man from New Hamburg, has been charged with careless driving.