Farm equipment is taped off after an industrial accident severely injured a 34-year-old on Curries Road in Norwich Township, December 23, 2020. Photo courtesy of West Region OPP.Farm equipment is taped off after an industrial accident severely injured a 34-year-old on Curries Road in Norwich Township, December 23, 2020. Photo courtesy of West Region OPP.
London
News

One airlifted to hospital after industrial accident in Oxford

By Miranda Chant
December 23, 2020 - 6:35pm

An industrial accident in a farmer's field southwest of Woodstock has left a 34-year-old man fighting for life.

Emergency crews were called to the field where drainage tile was being installed on Curries Road at Oxford Road 14 in Norwich Township just after 11 a.m. Wednesday. A 34-year-old was found severely hurt. That individual was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries, Oxford OPP said.

It is unclear how the person was injured, but several pieces of machinery including two backhoes and a tractor where cordoned off with yellow police tape.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating the incident.

Read More Local Stories

New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

News
7 hours ago

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

News
9 hours ago

Sarnia police said the investigation began on May 29 after the victim was allegedly attacked by acquaintances at a residence near Tashmoo Avenue and Christopher Drive at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.