NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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(TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON, ON) - Today at approximately 1:12 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Mapleton Fire/Rescue and Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Wellington Road 7 and Wellington Road 12 in the hamlet of Parker. Initial reports indicated that a northbound sedan travelling on Wellington Road 7 collided with a transport truck that entered the intersection while travelling westbound on Wellington Road 12.
The three occupants of the motor vehicle which include a 52-year-old female driver, 29-year-old female and a 1-year-old male passenger, all of Palmerston, were transported to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries. The driver has subsequently been transferred to a trauma centre in life-threatening condition.
The driver of the tractor trailer was uninjured.
Members of the Wellington County OPP and Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) continue to investigate.
The Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to please call 1-888-310-1122.
