Emergency responders say a woman is extremely lucky after the SUV she was driving crashed and was impaled by a tree branch near Cobourg late Monday morning.
Shortly before noon the woman was driving westbound with her dog on County Road 2 when she lost control of the 4-wheel drive vehicle and drove deep into the south ditch.
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The SUV came to a rest on its side as a large tree branch went through the driver’s side window, narrowly missing the woman.
Before emergency crews arrived, several drivers stopped to help the woman and her pet.
The woman was taken to Cobourg’s Northumberland Hills Hospital with minor injuries.
The cause of the crash has yet to be determined.