(HURON EAST, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has learned a 58-year-old driver from Central Huron has died as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision last week.
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 6, 2016 Huron County OPP members and Huron County Paramedic Services responded to a two vehicle crash located at the intersection of Huron Road and Front Road.
The deceased was travelling westbound on Huron Road in a Honda Civic when he collided with the rear end of a stopped Nissan Rogue. The driver of the Rogue had been waiting for traffic to clear in an attempt to turn left across the highway.
The 58-year-old driver of the Civic was transported to a local hospital where he received medical attention. He later died in hospital on May 7, 2016. A post mortem examination was conducted on May 9, 2016 and the results revealed the driver sustained internal injuries from the collision which ultimately led to his death.
The deceased has been identified as William SHIPP, 58 years of age from Clinton.
West Region OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation (TTCI) Team members continue to investigate this collision.
Any person with information regarding this collision should immediately contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314.