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UPDATE: Police Re-Open Perth Line 26 After Serious Crash

Perth County OPP is investigating a serious collision that occurred this morning at the intersection of Perth Line 26 and Road 111.

Preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 7:15 a.m., a Kenworth tractor-trailer was westbound on Perth Line 26 when it was in collision with a car southbound on Road 111.

The impact forced the car into the north ditch while the tractor-trailer jack-knifed and ended up on the south shoulder overhanging the south ditch.

The driver of the car, 18-year-old Courtney Davis of Zorra Twp sustained major injuries and was transported by air ambulance to hospital.

The 61-year-old truck driver from East Zorra was not injured.

The OPP have since re-opened Perth Line 26.

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