Three people seriously injured in County Rd 91 collision

Three people were seriously injured in a collision on County Road 91 yesterday involving a dump truck and an SUV.

“The deputy chief arrived first,” said Clearview Township’s Fire Chief Colin Shewell. “It was noted we had three people that were in the vehicle that got hit, the Mercedes, and that two would need extrication… We were able to remove one patient fairly quickly and the driver was a little more difficult to extricate however crews were able to extricate that person shortly after.”

Shewell said one of the first people on scene was an off-duty Toronto firefighter who applied initial first aid.

“He did a really good job. We left him in the vehicle to do patient care throughout the whole incident,” said Shewell.

The SUV was being driven by a 51-year-old woman from Minden Hills Township and the passengers are both 17-year-old girls from Dysart et al. All three were transported by ambulance to the hospital in Collingwood where two are in stable condition. The driver was airlifted to Toronto and is in critical condition.

The driver of the dump truck was not injured.

The collision happened just after 12:30 p.m. near Concession 10 Nottawasaga and County Road 91 was closed for about six hours while emergency crews and investigators were on scene.

Police say a cause has not yet been determined and the investigation is ongoing. Charges are pending.

The victims are from the Haliburton Highlands area. It is thought that the SUV passengers and the Toronto firefighter were in the area for an OFSAA cross-country skiing race at Highlands Nordic.