Careless driving charge laid after crash sends 4 to hospital

Emergency medical technicians prepare a stretcher for a patient in this file photo. (CTV News)

One person has been charged after a collision in Tay Township over the weekend that injured four people, including one who was rushed to a trauma centre.

The two-vehicle crash happened Sunday around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Vasey Road and Old Fort Road.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene to find one person unconscious and three others injured.

Police say a 65-year-old woman from Wasaga Beach was taken to an area hospital before being transferred to a trauma centre with serious injuries. The other three people were treated and released at a local hospital for minor injuries.

Police say a southbound Rav4 Toyota crashed into a 1959 Pontiac Catalina as it travelled west on Vasey Road. Police charged with Toyota driver, a 47-year-old man from Richmond Hill, with with careless driving.