Ontario Provincial Police say four people were taken to hospital after a collision involving a transport truck and an ambulance in Madoc on Monday afternoon.
The crash occurred around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 7 and Highway 62. Emergency crews responded from the Central Hastings detachment. Both paramedics were taken to hospital, with one later airlifted by Ornge to a trauma centre due to critical injuries. The other remains hospitalized with serious injuries. The two occupants of the transport truck were also transported to hospital as a precaution.
The ambulance involved belonged to Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services. The intersection remains closed while repairs are made to damaged traffic lights.
Update – Following an investigation, police charged the 34-year-old transport truck driver Sajeevarnan Balasubramaniam with two counts each of dangerous operation causing bodily harm, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, and careless driving causing bodily harm.
Balasubramaniam is scheduled to appear in Belleville court on Oct. 1.