A Selwyn teenager was seriously injured on Thursday night (December 12) after the pickup truck he was driving left the roadway on Highway 28 in Douro-Dummer Township.
Just before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency crews responded to a call about a collision that resulted from the “crash detection” feature on the driver’s cell phone.
When they arrived at the scene on Highway 28 just north of County Road 33, police and emergency crews found a pickup truck on its side in the ditch, pinned up against a tree.
According to police, the vehicle appeared to have been travelling northbound when it left the roadway.
After fire crews extricated the 17-year-old Selwyn driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, he was transported to Peterborough Regional Health Centre and then flown by air ambulance to a Toronto trauma centre due to the extent of his injuries.
Highway 28 was closed between Centre Road and County Road 33 for several hours while emergency crews dealt with the collision and police documented the scene.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has video/dash camera footage of the collision and who has not spoken with police is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
