Life-threatening injuries reported after crash in Oxford County
One person has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Nov. 1, 2022. (Source: OPP)
One person has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in Oxford County.
OPP say County Road 119 between Thamesford and Ingersoll is closed between 21st Line and Oxford Road 64 after a vehicle struck a tree.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area by OPP for the investigation earlier in the day, and by late afternoon the road was reopened.
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