Baby goats in the back of an OPP cruiser after at a crash on Highway 401 at Plank Line, near Ingersoll, on March 12, 2025. (Source: Oxford County OPP)
Ontario Provincial Police found some unusual witnesses at the scene a collision on Wednesday morning.
First responders were called to the westbound lanes of Highway 401 at Plank Line, near Ingersoll, for a report of a two-vehicle crash.
Collision on Highway 401 at Plank Line, near Ingersoll, on March 12, 2025. (Source: Oxford County OPP) Collision on Highway 401 at Plank Line, near Ingersoll, on March 12, 2025. (Source: Oxford County OPP)
“Oxford [County] OPP are happy to report that all vehicle occupants were unjured,” they said in a social media post.
Collision on Highway 401 at Plank Line, near Ingersoll, on March 12, 2025. (Source: Oxford County OPP) Collision on Highway 401 at Plank Line, near Ingersoll, on March 12, 2025. (Source: Oxford County OPP)
That included two kids, or baby goats, who were passengers in one of the vehicles.
OPP posted a photo of the animals in the back seat of a cruiser.
Baby goats in the back of a vehicle after at a crash on Highway 401 at Plank Line, near Ingersoll, on March 12, 2025. (Source: Oxford County OPP) Baby goats in the back of a vehicle after at a crash on Highway 401 at Plank Line, near Ingersoll, on March 12, 2025. (Source: Oxford County OPP)
“These two adorable passengers were persuasive, and avoided a seat belt ticket,” they wrote.
Baby goat in the arms of an OPP officer after at a crash on Highway 401 at Plank Line, near Ingersoll, on March 12, 2025. (Source: Oxford County OPP) Baby goat in the arms of an OPP officer after at a crash on Highway 401 at Plank Line, near Ingersoll, on March 12, 2025. (Source: Oxford County OPP)
All lanes of the highway reopened just before 1 p.m.
