PARIS — A two-vehicle collision on Friday shut down Route 26 for the third time in a week and sent one driver to the hospital.

Melody Bonnema, 63, of Bethel fell asleep while driving her 2009 Honda Fit south along Route 26, officer Bill Grover of the Paris Police Department said. The car drifted into the northbound lane, where it sideswiped a 2008 Subaru Outback driven by Cindy Torrey, 31, of Bethel.

“It’s very lucky it wasn’t more head-on,” Grover said.

The crash destroyed both vehicles, which came to a rest off the northbound side of the road. The accident occurred at about 1:15 p.m. outside KBS Inc.

Torrey was taken to Stephens Memorial Hospital by PACE Ambulance after complaining of head, rib and wrist pain. Grover said she was in good condition with minor injuries. Bonnema was unhurt and picked up by her husband, who was driving behind her at the time of the accident.

The road was shut down for about half an hour as traffic was rerouted over Phillips Road and Paris Hill Road. The Paris Fire Department and the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.

There have been two other serious accidents in the past week on Route 26. On Monday, 60-year-old Richard Ray of Naples was killed in a three-vehicle accident that was also attributed to fatigue in another driver. Four people were injured Wednesday in a two-car collision in Oxford.

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Paris firefighters look over a 2008 Honda Fit involved in a collision on Route 26 on Friday afternoon.

Route 26 in Paris was briefly shut down Friday after two vehicles collided and spun off the road.