Three sent to hospital, Highway 3 closes after serious crash
Three people are in hospital following a serious two-vehicle collision in Elgin County.
Three people have been taken to hospital with undetermined injury after a two-vehicle collision in Elgin County.
Emergency services were called to the scene in the area of Highway 3 near Ford Road and Ron McNeil Road just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
Ford Road crash
Emergency services on scene in the area of Highway 3 near Ford Road and Ron McNeil Road on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Brent Lale/CTV News London)
Ford Road and Ron McNeil Road are closed at Highway 3. Drivers are asked to avoid the area and to not go around the road closed signs.
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