(East Hawkesbury Township, ON) – Officers from the Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), supported by Technical Traffic Collison Investigators, continue to investigate a serious, two vehicle collision on County Road 17, East Hawkesbury Township.
OPP responded to a 911 call at 05:09pm on Thursday 22nd September 2016. Investigation revealed that an east bound Hyundai car had collided with a westbound tractor trailer unit.
The 48 year old male driver of the Hyundai received serious injuries. He was extracted from the vehicle by members East Hawkesbury Fire Department and conveyed to hospital.
Hwy 17 between Tupper Street and Cameron Street was closed for 11 hours.