Three people were injured, one critically, after a fiery crash on Highway 174 tonight.
Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes of the freeway near Trim Road around 12:30am
Ottawa Fire Services says one vehicle was on fire, but everyone inside got out safely.
However, a person was trapped in the second vehicle. While one fire crew extinguished the fire, the second crew worked to help stabilize the other vehicle to remove the trapped person. The victim was taken out at 01:10
Ottawa paramedics say one man was taken to hospital in critical condition. A woman and a child are also hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
Police had closed a section of the highway between Trim and Quigley Hill roads for the investigation. The cause of the crash is unknown.
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