An elderly woman was seriously injured and airlifted to hospital Tuesday afternoon following a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 417 in Ottawa’s rural west end.
The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes near Panmure Road. One person was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by Ottawa Fire Services, with the rescue completed just before 3 p.m.
According to Ottawa paramedics, the elderly woman was transported to hospital by air ambulance in serious condition. A second woman involved in the crash was taken to hospital by land ambulance in stable condition.
All lanes of the highway were temporarily closed to allow the air ambulance to land but have since reopened, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.