Cambridge OPP say Highway 8 was closed in the southern end of the city for several hours on Wednesday morning after a collision between a transport truck and a cube van.
OPP say a truck was attempting to back into a construction site at around 7 a.m. as the cube van was headed west on Highway 8 and collided with the trailer.
They say the driver of the cube van was left trapped in the vehicle before he was pried out by firefighters.
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Police say an Ornge air ambulance landed at the scene and transported the man to a local hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the transport truck was not injured as a result of the collision.
Highway 8 was closed between Morrison Road and Vanier Drive until after lunch as officers investigated the collision.
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