Three-vehicle crash leaves one person dead and two paramedics seriously injured

One person is dead and two paramedics were seriously injured after a three-vehicle collision in South Elmsley Township.

Leeds County OPP say they responded to a head-on collision involving two cars and an ambulance on Highway 15, between County Road 1 and County Road 5, around 5 p.m. Friday.

Police say the ambulance was returning to base and had no patients onboard. The two paramedics have been released from hospital.

The driver of one of the vehicles, a 34-year-old male from Elizabethtown-Kitley, was pronounced dead at the scene while a young child in the same vehicle was airlifted to a trauma centre by Ornge air ambulance with life-threatening injuries.

The driver and sole occupant of the third vehicle sustained minor injuries and was transported to hospital.

An investigation into the crash continues and anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident is asked to contact Leeds County OPP.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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