Driver airlifted to hospital after Stayner crash

Police had a portion of Highway 26 closed to traffic August 11 as a result of a collision investigation just north of Stayner.

Officers were dispatched to a collision involving two cars and a tractor-trailer just before 10 a.m. Police say a Mercury four-door car was northbound on Highway 26 when it crossed the centre line and collided with a southbound Peterbilt tractor-trailer. The car was then hit by another northbound vehicle.

The driver of the Mercury was extricated from the vehicle by Clearview firefighters and transported to an area hospital and subsequently air lifted to a Toronto area hospital with life-threatening injuries.  The other motorists were assessed at scene by paramedics.

OPP Traffic Collision Investigators had Highway 26, between 27/28 Sideroad and the Mosley Street Roundabout closed until approximately 5 p.m. to investigate the crash.