JUST NOW: 7 injured during multiple crashes on Highway 115 near Pontypool

A major collision On Sunday sent numerous people to hospital and caused a lengthy highway closure on Highway 115 in Pontypool.

At pproximately 6:45 p.m. members of the Whitby detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a serious rollover collision on Highway 115 southbound at Boundary Road.

A secondary collision occurred moments later in the same location. All southbound lanes were closed as emergency personnel attended to assist with numerous injured occupants.

Police say the driver of the rolled-over vehicle was transported by Air Orng to a trauma centre with possible life-altering injuries and one of the passengers was transported by EMS to a trauma centre, also with possible life-altering injuries.

Three more passengers were transported by EMS to hospital, two with non-life-threatening injuries and one with minor injuries.

The second collision involved three passenger vehicles, from which EMS transported two occupants to hospital with minor injuries.

The Highway Safety Division’s (HSD) Traffic Support Unit (TSU) members are assisting with the investigation. All southbound lanes of Hwy 115 were closed for several hours at Boundary Road.

While the investigation is ongoing, officials are asking for witnesses who may have dashcam footage to call the OPP Whitby Detachment at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident number E241206360. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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