Senior suffers life-altering injuries in collision with truck passing transport near Uxbridge

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A 71-year-old woman was seriously injured when two vehicles collided head-on near Uxbridge on Tuesday afternoon.

Durham Regional Police say the crash unfolded on Davis Dr., west of Concession 4, around 3:30 p.m.

“A Ford pickup operated by a 45-year-old male from Barrie was westbound on Davis Dr. when he pulled out to pass a transport truck, travelling in the eastbound lane,” police said in a statement released Wednesday. “At the same time, a Dodge Journey operated by a 64-year-old male from Omemee was eastbound on Davis Dr. heading uphill.

“As the vehicles approached each other, each driver made an evasive manoeuvre to avoid colliding. The westbound Ford veered left off of the roadway, while the Dodge veered right off the roadway,” police explained.

“The result was both vehicles hitting head-on off of the roadway,” cops added.

A woman who was a passenger in the Dodge “suffered serious life-altering injuries” and had to be extricated from the vehicle, police said, adding the senior citizen was rushed to a trauma centre in Toronto where she remains in stable condition.

“The driver of the Ford and driver of the Dodge both were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries,” police said.

The crash is still under investigation.

Anyone with information about this collision is asked to call the Collision Investigation Unit at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 5256, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).