(TOWNSHIP OF SOUTHGATE, ON) – Highway 6 between Southgate Road 12 and Southgate Road 8, in the Township of Southgate, is closed due to a fatal motor vehicle collision. It’s expected to remain closed for another 2-3 hours.
At approximately 1:47 p.m. this afternoon, September 22, 2017, Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a collision on Hwy. 6 involving a passenger vehicle and a dump truck.
The lone driver of the passenger vehicle was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
The driver of the dump truck, a 53-year old male from Listowel, Ontario, was not injured.
The investigation continues with the assistance of the OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit (TTCI).
Anyone with information which may assist investigators is asked to call Grey County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.