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For Immediate Release
Bridgewater Police Service – Media Release
Date: July 21, 2025

Subject: Damage to business caused by crash; investigation ongoing

BRIDGEWATER – In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 20, 2025, Bridgewater Police Service officers who were on patrol heard a loud crash in the community’s southwest end.

Police subsequently received two 911 calls reporting that a vehicle had crashed into the Bridgewater Arby’s restaurant location on Dufferin Street.

Bridgewater Fire Department and EHS responded alongside police and learned that a vehicle had left the Dufferin Street roadway and crashed into the Arby’s building, causing heavy damage to both the vehicle and the restaurant’s street-facing side.

Two adult women from Shelburne County were located at the scene and subsequently transported to South Shore Regional Hospital for treatment of their injuries.

The crash is still under investigation and at this time it is believed that both alcohol and speed may have been factors contributing to the crash.

Police are looking to speak with anyone who may have witnessed the incident. If you have information that you believe may assist the investigation, please contact Bridgewater Police Service’s main line at 902-543-2464.