One person critical after crash on Hwy. 174; road reopened
Posted Oct 19, 2017 04:42:41 AM.
Last Updated Oct 19, 2017 06:40:22 AM.
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OTTAWA — Two people have been injured, one seriously, after an overnight crash involving a flying wheel.
A westbound vehicle lost a wheel on Highway 174, just after 12 a.m., which flew across the centre barrier and collided with an oncoming eastbound vehicle.
Ottawa Paramedics tell 1310 NEWS, the wheel slammed into the top of the vehicle, crushing the roof and shattering the windshield.
The eastbound driver, a 20-year-old woman, was taken to hospital with serious and critical injuries. Her passenger, a 25-year-old woman, was taken to hospital with minor and moderate injuries.
The 174 was closed in both directions overnight, but fully re-opened just after 6 a.m.
