Crash east of Aylmer sends one to hospital

A two-vehicle crash east of Aylmer on Talbot Line (Highway 3) between Hacienda Road and Summers Corners Public School that happened at about 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24 sent one of the drivers to a local hospital by ambulance for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. A white 2016 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that had been travelling east rear-ended an orange 2007 Dodge Caliber crossover that had also been heading east. North Side Towing employee Gregg MacKenzie is seen here starting to load the damaged pickup onto a flatbed truck before it was removed from the scene. The driver of the pickup, a 43-year-old Aylmer man, was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment of minor injuries. He was charged with careless driving. The driver of the Caliber and a four year old child in the back seat were assessed by paramedics at the scene and didn’t require to be taken to hospital. The child was in a properly installed child seat and both drivers were wearing their seat belts. Talbot Line between Hacienda Road and Summers Corners Public School was closed to traffic briefly by Malahide volunteer firefighters for Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police to conduct their investigation and for both vehicles to be taken away.