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Two drivers in hospital following crash near Guelph

Police say a 71 year old Guelph woman was taken to a trauma centre via air ambulance. Wellington County OPP

Two people remain in hospital following a crash on Highway 7 near Guelph on Wednesday evening.

Wellington County OPP responded to the collision, along with fire rescue and paramedic services, around 5:30 p.m. after reports that an SUV and a sedan had collided head-on between Guelph and Rockwood.

Police said that a 71-year-old Guelph woman was airlifted to an out-of-town trauma centre following the collision, while a 77-year-old man from Halton region was taken to a local hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

On Thursday, police said the woman’s condition was listed as stable.

Investigators said that both of the parties were the sole occupants of their vehicles.

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The cause of the collision remains under investigation at this time, but police said they are looking into whether speed was a factor.

Highway 7 was closed for several hours, but was reopened later that night.

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