(BLUEWATER, ON) – A two-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a semi-truck and trailer combination has claimed one life.
Just before 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13th, 2024, members from Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron County Paramedic Services, and Bluewater Fire Department responded to a location on Bluewater Highway just north of Sararas Road in the Municipality of Bluewater after receiving a 9-1-1 call about a collision.
Upon arrival, emergency services located both heavily damaged vehicles and discovered that the driver of the passenger vehicle sustained fatal injury and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
Members from the West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team attended the scene to assist with the collision investigation. Bluewater Highway was closed for several hours and has since been re-opened.
The investigation is ongoing, and the cause of the collision is being investigated.
The deceased driver was a 58-year-old Bluewater resident.
Any person with information regarding this collision should contact Huron County OPP at 519-482-1677 or 1-888-310-1122.