A local woman was seriously injured in a crash on Westminster Road in Canterbury Tuesday.
Police said the Toyota Corolla was driving east on Westminster Road (Route 14) around 3 p.m. when the driver stopped to make a left turn into the Helen Baldwin Middle School. A cargo van driving behind the Corolla did not stop in time and rear-ended the Corolla, causing it to spin into the opposite lane of traffic. At that point a Kia Sedona driving the opposite direction hit the Corolla.
The Corolla driver, identified as a 34-year-old woman from Canterbury, suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to Hartford Hospital, where she remains in critical condition, according to police. The Sedona driver was taken to Backus Hospital for minor injuries. The van driver was not hurt.
The crash remains under investigation.
