Man airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after crash in Caledonia

A man has been airlifted to a Hamilton hospital with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Caledonia.

Haldimand County fire services and paramedics were called to McKenzie Road, between York Road and 5th Line, at 1:51 a.m. on Sunday morning after a witness reported seeing a vehicle leave the road and roll over in a ditch.

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Ontario Provincial Police said the grey Dodge Ram pickup truck was being driven by a 27-year-old man and was headed southbound when it crossed into the northbound lane and into the ditch, rolling over and trapping the driver inside.

Police said emergency crews extracted the man, who was taken to a local hospital. He was then transported by Ornge air ambulance to a Hamilton hospital due to the seriousness of his injuries.

No one else was in the truck during the crash.

Police closed off McKenzie Road in the area during the investigation.