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OPP say victim of crash on Highway 3 has died

A 74-year-old Essex man has died of injuries sustained in a crash near Cottam.

The Ontario Provincial Police said William Hillman was driving a vehicle that collided with a tractor-trailer around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday on the highway at County Road 27, or Belle River Road.

Hillman was alone in the vehicle at the time, and the driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt.

The highway was closed for several hours between County Road 27 and Marsh Road while police investigated.

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