One person airlifted to hospital following two-vehicle collision in eastern Ontario

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Ontario Provincial Police say two drivers were injured in a vehicle collision near Killaloe, Ont. on Friday, one of which had to be airlifted to a trauma centre.

Police responded to the collision at the intersection of Foymount Road and Sebastopol Drive around 12 p.m., and they say the incident involved a sport utility vehicle and a van.

According to the police, a 34-year-old driver had to be extracted from the van and then airlifted by Air Ornge to a trauma centre to treat serious injuries.

The other driver was a 53-year-old woman who sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital by paramedics.

The intersection where the incident occurred is approximately 60 kilometres southwest of Pembroke, Ont.

Police ask anyone with footage of the incident or who may have witnessed it to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E251667546.

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