Five people were injured when a silver van and a commercial truck collided on Egrement Drive at Kerwood Road, just west of Strathroy, Ont., on Thursday, but police believe the crash could have been much worse.
According to OPP, the crash occurred just before 10:30 a.m. All of the injuries are described as “non-life-threatening” but one person is in serious condition and was airlifted to hospital.
The driver of the truck was not injured, remained on scene, and has been cooperating with police, said acting Sgt. Ed Sanchuk.
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“It’s my opinion that that driver has avoided possibly four to five fatalities here today. So I just want to take this opportunity to thank that driver for taking that evasive action in order to try to avoid this crash,” he said in a video posted to Twitter.
Sanchuk says in addition to OPP, Orgne air ambulance, Middlesex and Lambton EMS and Chippewas of the Thames First Nation police all responded to the crash.
The intersection remains closed but police expect to reopen it late Thursday afternoon.
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