Teen clinging to life after collision involving tractor trailer

Police say a 19-year-old was transported to hospital with life threatening injuries Friday afternoon following a two vehicle crash in Haldimand County.

In a release Saturday, Const. Rod LeClair with Haldimand County OPP said first responders were called to the intersection of Haldimand Road 9 and River Road in York around 4:37 p.m. Friday for a report of a two vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and a sedan.

Paramedics transported the 19-year-old driver of the sedan to hospital with life-threatening injuries, while the driver of the tractor trailer was uninjured in the crash, said LeClair.

According to one witness, the tractor trailer was travelling west bound on Haldimand Road 9 and the sedan was travelling south bound on River Road when the sedan turned left onto Haldimand Road 9 and was struck by the tractor trailer," said LeClair.

As a result of the collision, a utility pole was also sheared off, causing charged electrical wires to fall onto the roadway, he added. A section of Haldimand Road 9 was closed for around five hours while responders were on scene.

The collision is under investigation by the OPP's Technical Collision Investigator.

Anyone who may have seen the collision or who may have any information to assist with the investigation to contact them at 1-888-310-1122.

Fallon Hewitt is a Hamilton-based reporter at The Spectator. Reach her via email: fhewitt@thespec.com