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One person seriously injured in accident near Rutherford

May 15, 2025

One person was taken to hospital by air ambulance after an accident near Rutherford.

Lambton OPP were called to Lambton Line near Pantry School Road just before 4 pm Thursday for a collision between a large fertilizer truck and a farm tractor towing a wagon with a water tank.

Ornge air ambulance was called to the scene to take one person to hospital with what police said are life-threatening injures.

Lambton OPP and the West Region Traffic Management unit are investigating.

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