Serious injuries in multi-vehicle collision on County Road 41

At approximately 3:00 p.m. yesterday, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, officers of the Lennox & Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and other emergency crews responded to a report of a three vehicle collision on County Road 41 near Frizzell Road in Stone Mills Township.

According to a release from the OPP, a white pick-up truck was traveling southbound on County Road 41 and collided with a northbound truck hauling a trailer. OPP said the white pick-up truck then collided with a second northbound grey pick-up truck head-on. The vehicles came to rest in the northbound lane. 

“The driver of the southbound pick-up truck was transported to hospital by EMS and treated for serious non-life-threatening injuries,” OPP stated. “The driver of the grey pick-up truck was transported to hospital by EMS with serious life-threatening injuries. The passenger in the grey pick-up truck was transported to hospital by Air Ornge with serious life-threatening injuries. The driver of the truck hauling the trailer was uninjured.”

The roadway was closed while OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) team attended the scene. 

The investigation remains ongoing. OPP asks any person with information regarding the investigation to contact the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) at 1-888-310-1122.