Durham police said a 47-year-old male suffered life-threatening injuries in a collision that resulted in a secondary collision and three additional injured parties, in Clarington.
On Thursday, January 29, around 4:35 pm, members of East Division responded to a collision in the area of Concession Road 6 and Highway 35/115.
A Durham Region Transit (DRT) bus was travelling north on Highway 35/115 when the bus suffered a malfunction and was forced to pull off the roadway. While the bus was stopped it was rear ended by a Honda sedan. The DRT driver and two passengers exited the bus after the collision. During this time a Dodge pickup truck stopped to offer assistance.
At around 4:45 pm, a Subaru SUV collided with the stopped Dodge pickup truck and DRT bus, striking the driver of the Dodge pickup truck and the two passengers that were initially on the bus.
Life-threatening Injuries
The driver of the Honda suffered life-threatening injuries from the original collision and was transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre via Air Ornge. His condition has since been upgraded to stable.
The two DRT passengers that were struck in the second collision were transported to a local-area hospital.
The driver of the Dodge pickup truck that was struck in the second collision was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The area of the roadway was closed for several hours while evidence was collected. This collision is still under investigation.
Anyone with cell phone, dash cam, surveillance footage, or information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst. Tymcio of the Collision Investigation Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5256.
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