Canal Road driver unlicenced, still in hospital

On Saturday June 9th, at approximately 6:30am, South Simcoe Police received a 911 call reporting a single motor vehicle collision on Canal Road east of Simcoe Road in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

Officers arrived within a few minutes to find that a westbound Pontiac Grand AM had lost control and struck a tree on the south side of the Holland River Canal. There was extensive damage to the vehicle and the driver was trapped inside with serious injuries.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Fire and Simcoe County EMS worked together to extricate the victim. Once removed from the vehicle, the driver was transported to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto by air ambulance.

Canal Road was closed for approximately 5 hours while a team of collision investigators reconstructed the accident.

The lone unlicenced male driver, 24, from Bradford, had struck a tree with the vehicle he was driving. Excessive speed and alcohol may have been contributing factors leading to the collision. As of 6:30pm on June 9th, the driver was listed in stable condition in hospital. His injuries are considered serious but non-life threatening.