Woman seriously injured after collision near Combermere

One person has serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a vehicle left the road and struck a tree near Combermere on Tuesday.

Upper Ottawa Valley OPP said the collision occurred at 3 p.m. on Palmer Road in Madawaska Valley Township.

The driver, an 86-year-old woman, was taken to hospital by Renfrew County Paramedics.

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There was no one else in the vehicle.

Anyone with information should contact Upper Ottawa Valley OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E251010812.

Paul Cluff
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Paul is a veteran journalist with decades of experience in newsrooms across Canada. He has served as sports editor at the St. Thomas Times-Journal, a general assignment reporter at the Stratford Beacon Herald, editor of the Goderich Signal Star, and founding editor of StratfordToday.ca. Paul is a graduate of St. Clair College’s journalism program and holds a credential in Inclusive Journalism – Fair Representation in Media from Seneca College.

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