(PERTH SOUTH, ON) – One person was seriously injured and airlifted by Ornge Air Ambulance after a collision on Highway 7 yesterday.
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on November 11 2020, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Perth County Paramedics, and the St. Marys Fire Department responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 7, southwest of Line 9, in the Township of Perth South.
The preliminary investigation revealed that two vehicles were travelling on the overpass on Highway 7, when they collided head-on.
The driver of one vehicle, a 24-year-old London resident, sustained serious, but non-life threatening injuries, and as a result was transported to hospital via Ornge Air Ambulance. The driver of the second vehicle, a 59-year-old resident of Perth South, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with serious injuries.
The cause of the collision is still being investigated, and anyone with information regarding this or any incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or online at www.opp.ca/reporting. Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at http://hc-cs.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.