Chatham-Kent OPP officers say a tractor trailer didn’t stop after a 51-year-old Chatham woman drove into it during an apparent suicide attempt.
Police were called to the crash at Highway 40 near Fairview Line at 12:50 p.m. Monday.
A white Ford Escape travelling southbound on 40 Highway collided with a northbound tractor trailer, according to police.
Police believe the driver of the Ford Escape, the 51-year-old woman, deliberately drove into the tractor-trailer in an apparent suicide attempt. She has been apprehended under the Mental Health Act and taken to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
Police say the tractor trailer continued driving and did not stop.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or know the whereabouts of the second vehicle involved can contact the Chatham-Kent OPP at 519-352-1122.
