A 16-year-old Chatham youth is in critical condition in Victoria Hospital in London this morning after an ATV on which he was a passenger collided with a Sport Utility Vehicle on Riverview Drive east of Orchard Heights Drive in Chatham after 5:00 p.m. last night.
The other passenger on the ATV, an 18-year-old Chatham man was taken to hospital in Chatham.
The driver and passenger of the SUV, a 54-year-old Tilbury man and 76-year-old Chatham woman were also transported to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance for medical attention.
Police said the ATV was originally travelling in the eastbound lane but crossed over into the westbound lane and collided head on with a Chevrolet Tahoe.
The collision remains under investigation by the Chatham-Kent Police Service Traffic Unit. Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Mike Pearce at 519-355-1092.