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Burlington man suffers life-altering injuries in crash near Drayton

OPP say the Mapleton Fire Department made extensive efforts to extricate the two people from the pickup truck following the crash. OPP / Twitter

Wellington County OPP say the driver of a pickup truck suffered severe injuries after colliding with a farm tractor northwest of Guelph last week.

Emergency crews were called to the crash on Friday at around 2 p.m. on Wellington Road 12 near Drayton.

Police had said a 51-year-old man was airlifted to hospital in life-threatening condition.

On Tuesday, police confirmed the man from Burlington suffered life-altering injuries and was listed in critical, but stable condition. OPP also clarified the driver is actually 57 years old.

A 52-year-old woman, who was also in the truck, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor and the people in a third vehicle were not hurt.

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The cause of the collision is still under investigation by the OPP’s Technical Collision Investigators. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call 1-888-310-1122.

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