Highway 407 crash sends one person to hospital with life-threatening injuries
Police are on the scene of a serious collision on Highway 407 in Oshawa. (Chopper 24)
One person has been critically injured in a rollover crash on Highway 407 in Oshawa.
Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said it happened on the eastbound lanes near Simcoe Street around 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
He said an individual was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police are advising drivers that there will be delays in the area as they investigate the collision.
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