Four hospitalized, one in critical condition, after Oxford County crash
Four people have been sent to hospital after a crash in Oxford County.
Around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police said two passenger vehicles collided at the intersection of Oxford Road 8 and 16th Line in the Township of East Zorra-Tavistock.
Four people from one vehicle were all taken to hospital - two of them have non-life-threatening injurie, one person has serious but non-life-threatening injuries and one person is in critical condition.
Oxford Road 8 was closed between 15th Line and 17th Line, and 16th Line was closed at Braemar Sideroad and Oxford Road 5. All roads have since reopened.
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