Seven people injured, one critically, in Alfred-Plantagenet crash
OPP are investigating a crash that left seven people injured, including one with life-threatening injuries, in Alfred-Plantagenet Township. Aug. 28, 2022. (Shaun Vardon/CTV News Ottawa)
Seven people were hurt, one of them critically, in a crash east of Ottawa Sunday.
A 29-year-old woman was taken to hospital by an Ornge air ambulance with life-threatening injuries.
The crash happened at the intersection of County Road 19 and County Road 2 in Alfred-Plantagenet, about 60 km east of downtown Ottawa, around 1:40 p.m.
OPP closed the intersection for several hours for the investigation.
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