
Infant, adult suffer life threatening injuries in Elgin County collision
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An infant and an adult are in hospital with serious life threatening injuries after an SUV and grain truck collided in Elgin County Thursday evening.
An infant and an adult are in hospital with serious life threatening injuries after an SUV and grain truck collided in Elgin County Thursday evening.
According to provincial police the crash occurred at 6:41 p.m. on Lyons Line in Malahide Township.
Police determined that an SUV was westbound on Lyons Line when it collided with the rear of a grain truck.
The driver of the SUV and an infant child were taken to hospital with serious life-threatening injuries.
Police say the driver of the grain truck was not injured.
According to acting Sargent Ed Sanchuk several citizens stopped to offer assistance following the crash.
"To all the individuals who stopped to offer assistance tonight, it is sincerely appreciated," said Sanchuk in a video posted to twitter from OPP West Region.