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Perth County OPP charged a 24-year-old Waterloo resident with careless driving after they allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and collided with another vehicle in North Perth early Monday morning.

A 24-year-old Waterloo resident is charged with careless driving after Perth County provincial police say the motorist allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and collided with another vehicle in North Perth this week.

At about 6:30 am Monday, police responded to a two-vehicle collision on Perth Line 91, just west of Perth Road 140, in North Perth. Upon further investigation, police said the driver of one of the vehicles had fallen asleep while driving.

As a result of the collision, two people were taken to hospital for treatment of injuries police say were not life threatening.

The 24-year-old Waterloo resident was issued a ticket for the careless driving charge.

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