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One dead in crash near St. Thomas

By Kirk Dickinson
May 14, 2020 - 10:27pm

One person is dead and another is in hospital following a two-vehicle crash north of St. Thomas.

The Ontario Provincial Police said on Thursday at around 4:45 p.m., a car travelling south on Wellington Road crossed the centre line and collided with a northbound pickup truck.

Emergency crews responded to the crash and the driver of the southbound vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

OPP Technical Collision Investigators have responded to the scene and Wellington Road has been closed for an investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact the Elgin County OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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