A section of Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent is reopened following a collision on Thursday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police said two vehicles were involved in the crash, which took place just west of Bloomfield Road (Exit 81) at around 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
The eastbound lanes of the highway were closed at Queens Line (Exit 63) for about five hours.
Chatham-Kent EMS sent out a message just before 10:30 a.m. Thursday noting that three paramedic units were called to the scene and assessed three patients -- two suffering minor injuries and a third patient who suffered critical injuries.
OPP later confirmed that two people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and one person was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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More details are expected to be released as they become available.
