One person was airlifted to a Toronto hospital following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 36 in Lindsay, Ont., Friday afternoon.
According to the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service, at around 2:05 p.m. May 6, emergency crews responded to a collision involving a vehicle and a transport truck near the entrance to the Central East Correctional Centre.
Police say the northbound vehicle crossed the centre line and collided head-on with a southbound transport truck.
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A 67-year-old man from Lindsay was extricated from the vehicle and first transported to Ross Memorial Hospital before being airlifted to a Toronto hospital with serious injuries. A second male victim was transported to Ross Memorial Hospital for treatment and later released, police said Monday.
Highway 36 was closed between Walsh Road and Cheese Factory Road until 9:30 p.m. Friday as police investigated.
The cause of the collision has not yet been determined.
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Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or have information is asked to call the police service at 705-324-5252.
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