One dead, child critical after three-car crash near Smiths Falls
A collision involving an ambulance on Highway 15 left one person dead and a child airlifted to CHEO in critical condition Friday afternoon.
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One person is dead and a child was airlifted to CHEO in critical condition following a three-vehicle collision on Highway 15 near Lombardy late Friday afternoon, about 90 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.
Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. Unconfirmed reports indicate an ambulance struck another vehicle head-on in the initial collision. Three others were injured, two of them seriously, and taken to area hospitals.
There was no update on the age or gender of the deceased or the conditions of the adults hospitalized. The roadways reopened late Friday night.