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A serious crash on Upper Middle Road sent one person to a Hamilton trauma centre Thursday (Oct. 5) evening, say Halton police. The two-vehicle crash at 8:15 p.m. occurred at Upper Middle Road and the Hamilton-bound Hwy. 403 exit ramp in Oakville. Halton police say a 70-year-old Mississauga man was driving a Ford F-150 eastbound on Upper Middle Road and attempted to make a U-turn at the intersection. Meanwhile, a 42-year-old woman was driving an Audi Q5 Serious crash sends one driver to trauma centre westbound on Upper Middle Road and the two vehicles collided. Oakville firefighters assisted Halton paramedics in extricating the injured pick-up truck driver. While he was being attended to, he went into medical distress and was rushed to Hamilton General Hospital. His condition was later upgraded to stable. The driver of the Audi received minor injuries. Due to the serious nature of the medical distress, the Halton Regional Police Service Collision Reconstruction Unit were dispatched to the collision to collect the scene evidence. The roadway was closed to traffic in both directions for approximately three hours during the scene investigation. Any witnesses to the collision are asked to contact the collision Reconstruction Unit at 905-825-4747 ext 5065, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously "See Something, Hear Something, Say Something" at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS), through the web at www. crimestoppers.ca or by texting "Tip201" with your message to 274637. -- with files from Graham Paine, Metroland 5 | Thursday October 12, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insidehalton.com A Halton police Collision Reconstruction Unit investigator surveys the damage sustained to the driver's area of an SUV involved in a two-vehicle crash that closed Upper Middle Road Thursday, Oct. 5 evening. | Graham Paine/Metroland