Updated October 10, 2024 @ 10:52am
Orillia OPP are investigating a single-vehicle collision in Oro-Medonte this morning that sent a Barrie man to a trauma centre, police told Barrie 360.
Around 2:30, police and emergency crews responded to a reported rollover crash at Line 7 North and 15/16 Sideroad.
"Upon arrival, officers learned one person was trapped in the vehicle and one person had left the scene prior to emergency crews arriving," OPP stated in a release.
Police told Barrie 360 that a 31-year-old Barrie man was extricated from the vehicle and airlifted to a Toronto area trauma centre with serious injuries.
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OPP added that a canine unit and emergency response team assisted with a search for the second person - who was found close by. A 29-year-old Barrie woman was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to officers.
The intersection was closed while police did their initial investigation, but has since re-opened.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has camera footage of the collision is asked to contact Orillia OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
