Tractor Trailer Collides with Passenger Car

Update to article Passenger Airlifted after Accident in Georgetown.

On Friday June 12, shortly before 1:30 pm the Halton Regional Police Service responded to a serious motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Guelph St. and Windsor Road, in Georgetown.

A Freightliner tractor trailer was westbound on Guelph Street when it collided with a Pontiac Sunfire that had been travelling eastbound but was stopped at the intersection of Windsor Road making a left turn into the Supercentre parking lot.

The light at the intersection turned amber and the driver of the Pontiac proceeded to turn and crossed paths with the Freightliner. The Freightliner collided with the passenger side of the Pontiac.

The driver of the Pontiac a 22 year old woman from Georgetown received minor injures as a result of the accident. The passenger, also a 22 year old Georgetown woman, in the Pontiac had to be extricated by the Halton Hills Fire Department. She was later transported via Air Ambulance to Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital in critical condition.

The driver of the Freightliner a 48 year old Toronto man received no injuries in the collision. The intersection was closed for approximately 3 hours. Alcohol and speed were not a factor in this collision.

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