Two people hospitalized.
A Horton Township firefighter removes debris left on the road from a two-car collision at O'Brien Road and Highway 17 this morning. In the background firefighters work to remove the driver from one of the damaged vehicles.
Steve Newman, Renfrew Mercury
A two-vehicle crash shortly before 11 a.m. today sent both female
occupants of one vehicle to hospital, one with critical and one with serious
injuries.
The woman sustaining critical injuries was airlifted from Renfrew Victoria
Hospital to the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital.
Cement finisher Guy Pellerin of Ottawa was headed to work in his Ford Lincoln when the crash occurred. He told The Renfrew Mercury EMC that he was westbound and turning off Highway 17 into Renfrew for a coffee, before continuing on to Petawawa, when the collision occurred at O’Brien Road.
“I was turning left. I didn’t see him. That’s all I know,” said Pellerin.
Police say Pellerin’s vehicle was struck by an eastbound Toyota Sienna, whose two occupants were transported to Renfrew Victoria Hospital.
After impact, the Toyota slid across the lane and crashed into a post at the lighted intersection.
The Ford Lincoln was knocked back into the opposite lane and facing eastbound.
Pellerin, who suffered small cuts on his face, remained on the scene as members of the Horton and Renfrew fire departments worked with paramedics to remove the injured occupants from the vehicle.
Renfrew OPP Const. Jeff Cassidy, who attended the scene of the accident, says charges are pending.