Photo of two cars involved in a head-on crash on the Hwy. 3 bypass on Feb. 4, 2016. Photo from @OPP_COMM_WRPhoto of two cars involved in a head-on crash on the Hwy. 3 bypass on Feb. 4, 2016. Photo from @OPP_COMM_WR
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Head-On Crash Sends Two To Hospital

Two women are in hospital, one of them fighting for her life, after a head-on crash near St. Thomas.

Elgin OPP say a Chevy car was heading west on the Hwy. 3 Bypass between First Ave. and Balaclava St. around 7:30am Thursday, when it pulled out to pass a transport truck and collided head-on with an eastbound Mazda.

The Chevy driver, a 65-year-old St. Thomas woman, was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries.

The driver of the Mazda, a 35-year-old London woman, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Police have closed the Hwy. 3 Bypass and expect it to remain closed until late afternoon as they continue to investigate the collision.

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