Durham Regional Police are investigating a serious crash in Clarington that sent five people to hospital on Tuesday.
According to police, at around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, a blue GMC Terrain was travelling westbound on Taunton Road near Darlington Clarke Townline Road when it crashed head-on with an eastbound black Dodge Ram pickup truck.
Police say the 69-year-old female driver of the GMC sustained life-threatening injuries and a 16-year-old male passenger was also seriously injured. They were both airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre, where they remain in serious but stable condition.
A 14-year-old female passenger of the GMC was taken to a local hospital but was later transferred to Sick Kids Hospital.
The 66-year-old driver of the pickup truck and his 59-year-old passenger were also treated in hospital for minor injuries.
The police service’s collision investigation unit conducted an investigation of the crash and is asking anyone with information about the incident to call Det.- Const. Brett Rayne at 1-888-579, ext. 5256.
