North Bay driver charged after hitting pole, vehicle fire

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A 22-year-old driver from North Bay has been charged after a crash that left them with minor injuries on Tuesday, police say.

A vehicle hit a light pole and then caught fire on Highway 17 in North Bay just after 2 p.m. Nov. 14.

The driver was the only person in the vehicle and they were taken to hospital by paramedics after the crash.

Police have now charged them with careless driving.