An investigation is ongoing following a two-vehicle collision that sent six people to hospital and shut down a section of Highway 40.
The Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to the collision on the highway near Countryview Line at around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
An 80-year-old Chatham-Kent resident, who was a passenger in one of the vehicles, was rushed to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle, an 87-year-old Chatham-Kent resident, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and was also taken to hospital.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 67-year-old from Chatham-Kent, and three passengers from Lambton County, aged 41, 19 and 14, were also treated at a local hospital for minor injuries.
Highway 40 was closed between Claymore Line and Cedar Hedge Line for more than nine hours following the collision.
Anyone with information regarding this collision that could assist investigators is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.