Crash on Highway 7/8 sends one to hospital with life-threatening injuries

One person has been sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a collision on Highway 7/8 in New Hamburg.

Ontario Provincial Police are reporting the collision took place around 4:20 p.m. on Highway 7/8 at the intersection of Walker Rd.

A passenger vehicle and an SUV collided, sending the four occupants of the SUV to a Kitchener hospital, one with life-threatening injuries.

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The lone occupant of the passenger vehicle had their injuries treated at the scene.

According to the Ministry of Transportation, Highway 7/8 is closed in both directions from Bleams Rd. to Wilmot Easthope Rd.

Traffic delays extend into New Hamburg with drivers attempting to navigate around the closure.