Highway 174 closed for several hours after two-vehicle head-on collision.
Posted Jun 2, 2012 06:20:11 PM.
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A serious two-vehicle crash on Highway 174 sent two people to hospital and closed the road for several hours.
The collision occurred on the 174 near Cameron Street at 09:58 a.m.
Both patients were trapped for roughly 30 minutes before being extricated. The Ottawa Fire Department used their jaws of life and assisted Paramedics with the extrication & immobilization of the patients.
The driver of one car, a 42 year-old man, had no vital signs and was rushed to hospital in critical condition. A dog in his car was injured and was treated by the Humane Society.
The driver of the second car a 51 year-old woman suffered injuries to her ankle and elbow and was taken to hospital in serious condition.
