The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a tractor-trailer colliding with the rear of another tractor-trailer in the eastbound lanes of the 401 Highway around 5:45 p.m. on July 5 near Iona Road.
Southwold Fire Department along with St. Thomas Elgin Paramedics attended the scene. A driver and passenger of the tractor-trailer that rear-ended the other tractor-trailer were taken to hospital, one transported by land ambulance and the other by air ambulance.
It is now being reported that the driver and passenger of the tractor-trailer that were transported to hospital in life-threatening condition are now in stable condition. The OPP is continuing to investigate and charges are pending the completion of this investigation.
