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Two taken to hospital after crash at London Line and Forest Road
January 27, 2024
There has been another accident at the corner of London Line and Forest Road.
Saturday morning just before 9 am, Wyoming firefighter were called to the corner after a crash. Fire Chief Erik Campbell says firefighters extricated two people from the vehicles and were taken by paramedics to hospital. OPP were at the corner around 10:30 where it appears a Dodge Journey T-boned a Honda SUV. The airbags had been both been deployed.
The corner has been the scene of more than 30 accidents since 2011. Two people have died at the corner since 2016. The last crash which claimed a life prompted calls for a roundabout at the corner.
The roundabout is listed in the county’s five year capital plan for construction.
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