UPDATE: Two dead, four others injured in Highway 7 collision east of Maberly
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a four-vehicle crash on Highway 7 east of Maberly that police now say left two people dead and four others injured early Friday.
The collision happened just after 3 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, and involved two transport trucks, a pick-up truck and an SUV.
Police said a 59-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man, both from Ottawa, died after the vehicle they were travelling in was struck. Two people were airlifted by Ornge to a regional trauma centre, one was taken to hospital in Ottawa and another to a local hospital.
Lanark County OPP, paramedics and Drummond-North Elmsley-Tay Valley Fire Rescue responded. Police said it appears the two transport trucks and SUV were heading eastbound and the pick-up truck was travelling westbound.
Highway 7 remains closed between County Road 36 and County Road 511 for several hours, with detours in place. Technical collision investigators and a reconstructionist are assisting with the investigation.
Anyone with information or dashcam video is asked to contact Lanark County OPP at 1-888-310-1122, reference number E251134919, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
ORIGINAL STORY
Six people were injured, three critically, in a four-vehicle collision on Highway 7 east of Maberly early Friday.
Lanark County OPP said officers, along with Lanark County Paramedic Services and Drummond-North Elmsley Tay Valley Fire Rescue, responded just after 3 a.m. Aug. 22.
The crash involved a transport truck, a pickup truck and an SUV. Police said all those injured are adults.
Highway 7 remains closed between County Road 36 and County Road 511. Detours are in place and police said the closure was expected to last several hours.
The investigation is ongoing with help from OPP Traffic Collision Investigators and a Collision Reconstructionist.
“The investigation is in the early stages and a more detailed release will follow when details are known,” police say in the Aug. 22 media release.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has dashcam video is asked to contact Lanark County OPP at 1-888-310-1122, referencing occurrence number E251134919, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.