Carleton Place resident charged with careless driving after children injured in Highway 7 collision

A multi-vehicle collision involving a student transportation van happened on Monday morning, Lanark OPP report. As a result, an 80-year-old driver from Carleton Place has been charged.

Officers responded to Highway 7, near Ramsay Concession 4A, shortly before 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, where an eastbound car had stopped to turn left when it was struck from behind by an eastbound van. A westbound SUV then collided with the car.

Two children in the car suffered minor injuries and one was transported to hospital for treatment. One of the two passengers in the van was treated at the scene by Lanark County Paramedics. The driver of the SUV wasn’t hurt.

The operator of the van, an 80-year-old from Carleton Place, was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with careless driving.