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Driver suffers medical episode, leading to multi-vehicle crash in Oshawa

Police said they responded to the crash at around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday. Durham Regional Police

A 62-year-old driver suffered a medical episode in Oshawa Sunday morning, leading to a head-on multi-vehicle crash, police say.

Durham Regional Police said emergency crews responded at around 11:45 a.m. to the scene on Gibb Street near Grenfell Street, east of Stevenson Road South.

Police said a 62-year-old man was driving west on Gibb Street when he suffered a medical episode.

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He then crossed into the eastbound lane and hit a vehicle, police said, and that vehicle then struck another eastbound vehicle.

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The man was rushed to hospital in serious but stable condition and later transferred to a Toronto-area hospital for additional treatment.

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The other individuals involved were reported to have suffered minor injuries.

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