2 adults, 3 children seriously injured in southeast Ottawa crash
The Ottawa Police Service is seeking witnesses to a serious two-vehicle crash in rural southeast Ottawa Wednesday afternoon.
police say five people—two adults and three children—were seriously injured when their SUV and a dump truck collided in the area of Parkway and 9th Line roads at around 3:30 p.m.
One of the children in the SUV suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police.
The driver in the dump truck was not injured.
Ottawa Fire Services say two of the people in the SUV were trapped. Firefighters removed both doors on the driver's side in order to extricate the trapped people.
Fuel was leaking as a result of the crash, so firefighters spread absorbent on the leaking fuel and disconnected vehicle batteries prior to clearing the scene.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have dashcam or surveillance footage of this incident and who has not yet spoken to police is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Fatal Collision Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2345.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca.
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