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Paramedic charged after crash in Innisfil

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Emergency crews can be seen at a collision involving an ambulance in Innisfil, Ont. on Wednesday, Jan 13. 2016. (Keith Cheney/ CTV Barrie)

A paramedic has been charged after an ambulance was involved in a collision on Wednesday morning.

South Simcoe Police say the ambulance collided with a car at the intersection of Innisfil Beach Road and the 5th Sideroad, at around 10:50 a.m. Investigators say the force of the collision sent both vehicles into a utility pole.

The driver and passenger in the car were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Medical personnel also examined two paramedics and a nurse aboard the ambulance. There were no patients on board.

The driver of the ambulance has been charged with fail to stop at a red light.

The road was closed for an hour and a half.