Car crashes into Cape Coral canal

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A crash at the intersection of Chiquita Boulevard and Wilmington Parkway. (Photo via Cape Coral Police Department)

CAPE CORAL, Fla. A car crashed Monday morning into a canal by Chiquita Boulevard, the Cape Coral Police Department said.

At least one person was seriously injured in the wreck that happened just before 9 a.m. on the northbound side of Chiquita Boulevard at Wilmington Parkway, police said. Crews used a crane to extract the vehicle from the canal.

There was a roadblock between entrances to Northwest 27th Street, but the road reopened around 1:30 p.m.

The circumstances leading up to the crash, vehicles involved and extent of any injuries are unclear.

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