(Huron East, ON) At approximately 6:30 am on January 5, 2010 Huron OPP officers along with the Grey Fire Department were called to the scene of a crash on Blyth Road east of Walton. The collision involved two commercial vehicles, one travelling east and one travelling west. Witnesses report that one of the vehicles partially crossed the center line and struck the second commercial vehicle.
The driver of the eastbound salt truck, a 47 year old Lakeside man was taken to the Clinton Hospital as a precaution but was unharmed.
The male driver of the westbound commercial vehicle suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is currently being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The road remains closed as OPP Technical Collision Investigators piece together the evidence.
Further updates will be provided when they become available.
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