Fatal Collision

(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – On October 2, 2016, at approximately 6:08 p.m., the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and the Middlesex Centre Fire Services responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision.

A white pickup truck and a black van collided in the intersection of Ilderton Road and Vanneck Road. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway, on the northwest corner of the intersection.

The male driver (and lone occupant) of the pickup truck suffered fatal injuries and is deceased. The male driver (and lone occupant) of the van was extricated from the vehicle and transported to hospital by Ornge air ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.

The OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) are attending the scene to assist with the investigation. As a result, Ilderton Road is closed from Denfield Road to Atwood Drive, and Vanneck Road is closed from Atwood Road to Ivan Drive. The intersection is expected to be closed overnight, while the investigation continues and Hydro One repairs a hydro pole which was broken in the collision. Motorists will have to find alternative routes.

This investigation is in its early stages. An update will be issued when information becomes available.

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