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St. Marys Area Crash Claims A Life

A 29 year old man from Middlesex Centre has passed away following a collision earlier this week in Perth County.

Daniel Rankin was one of the drivers involved in a head on crash on Perth Road 163 Tuesday northwest of St. Marys

Two cars collided about 1:45 in the afternoon between Line 8 and Line 10.

A compact Chevrolet went out of control and into the path of a Ford pick up .

The driver of the Chevrolet was taken to hospital with life threatening injures, while the driver of the truck was treated for minor injuries at the scene.

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