Police and MNR trying to locate injured bear after collision with vehicle near school

CTV Barrie: OPP search for bear after collision Police couldn't track down a bear that was injured in a collision near a school. Brandon Gonez reports.

Barrie OPP and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) spent Thursday morning trying to locate an injured bear that had collided with a car.

Police said a car collided with a “full sized bear”  around 7:20 a.m. on Old Barrie Road between Penetanguishene Road and Line 1 in Oro-Medonte.

The collision happened near W.R. Best Public School. Police contacted school officials and the students have secured for safety the OPP stated in a press release.

The driver was shaken, but not injured.

Another driver captured a picture of the bear on their dashcam moments after the bear was hit.

Police and the MNRF extensively searched the area surrounding the school but couldn't locate the bear.

Anyone who sees the injured bear is asked to contact Barrie OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or the Ministry of Natural Resource at 1-866-514-2327.

-With a report from CTV Barrie's Brandon Gonez