Backups on the eastbound Highway 401 at Queens Line after a crash on Thursday, January 27, 2022. (Photo by Paul Pedro)Backups on the eastbound Highway 401 at Queens Line after a crash on Thursday, January 27, 2022. (Photo by Paul Pedro)
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Truck convoy a 'contributing factor' in fatal Chatham-Kent crash

By Tamara Thornton
February 20, 2022 - 9:46pm

The Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has released the identity of the driver who died, following injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes of the 401.

The deceased has been identified as Robert Charron, a 43-year-old from Chatham.

The accident occurred on January 27, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m. just west of Bloomfield Road.

Two other individuals were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the crash.

Police said that the ongoing truck convoy protest was indirectly involved and was a contributing factor to the fatal collision.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or the Chatham-Kent detachment at (519) 352-1122.

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