Man charged with careless driving following two-vehicle crash in Caledonia

Ontario Provincial Police have charged a man from Quebec after a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Haldimand County sent one person to hospital.

They say two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on the highway between Haldibrook and Unity Side roads in Caledonia, at around 4:30 a.m.

Police say one person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Detectives have charged 28-year-old Joshua Mallais from Gatineau, Que, with careless driving.

Officers briefly closed Highway 6 in both directions between Haldibrook and Unity Side roads, but reopened the road at around 7 a.m.

They posted on X at around 5:10 a.m. reporting an unknown number of injuries at the time, and advised the public to plan alternate routes.

ROAD CLOSURE:#HWY6 is closed in both directions between Haldibrook Road and Unity Side Road in Haldimand due to multi-vehicle collision. Unknown injuries at this time. #HaldimandOPP advises the public to and plan alternate routes. ^pia pic.twitter.com/6JdPtz186p

— OPPCommunicationsWR (@OPP_COMM_WR) July 3, 2025

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