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Paramedics take motorists to hospital after serious crash on Sid Buckwold Bridge

Saskatoon police have blocked off the southbound bridge lanes so their teams can investigate a crash between an SUV and car that took place Sunday morning. Nathaniel Dove / Global News

The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) closed the southbound lanes of Sen. Sid Buckwold Bridge after a serious head-on crash on Sunday morning.

An SUV and car collided around 8:30 a.m.

SPS personnel, identified as traffic reconstruction teams by a watch commander, were still at the site several hours later. The mangled wrecks of the vehicles were blocking lanes and debris was strewn across the pavement.

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A Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) battalion chief told Global News one of the vehicles was going the wrong way on the bridge.

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An SFD press release said fire crews arrived on the scene in less than a minute.

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The release also said bystanders had assisted the driver of one vehicle – the only person in the car – and emergency responders began preparing to remove the other driver, who was trapped.

The battalion chief said firefighters removed the door and “rolled the dash[board] up” in order to rescue the other person.

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He said the individual suffered serious injuries, but wasn’t aware of the current status of either driver.

Medavie Health Services paramedics took both people to hospital.

Police lifted traffic restrictions around 3 p.m.

 

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