Four hospitalized and one charged following car crash in Mapleton

A car lies in a ditch following a crash involving another car on Apr.13 in Mapleton, Ont. (Wellington County OPP)

A 58-year-old from Kitchener has been charged for a crash in Mapleton that sent four people to hospital.

It happened Monday, around 3:45 p.m., on Highway 6 between Sideroads 18 and 19.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said the collision happened as one vehicle tried to pass another, and one of them ended up in a ditch.

Four people were taken to a local hospital. Three had minor injuries, while the fourth had major, but non-life-threatening injuries.

The Kitchener resident was charged with two counts of careless driving causing bodily harm.