On Thursday December 19, 2019 shortly after 8:00 pm officers from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Northumberland EMS and the Hamilton Township Fire Department responded to a serious two vehicle collision on County Road 2 between Apple Orchard Road and Lovshin Road just west of the town of Cobourg.
The collision involved a white Chrysler passenger van that was travelling westbound and a black Chevrolet SUV that was travelling eastbound. Both drivers were transported to a local area hospital to be treated for injuries. The driver of the passenger van was later air lifted to a Toronto area hospital with serious injuries.
County Road 2 remains closed at this time while OPP members trained in collision reconstruction measure and document the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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