(MUNICIPALITY OF HURON-KINLOSS, ON) On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at approximately 8:58 p.m., South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was dispatched to a collision involving a horse drawn Mennonite wagon on Bruce Road 7 between Concession 2 and Concession 4, in the Municipality of Huron-Kinloss.
A Ford Taurus travelling north bound on Bruce Road 7 collided with the back end of a horse drawn Mennonite wagon carrying a load of lumber which was travelling in the same direction.
The driver of the horse drawn wagon, a 21 year old male from Huron-Kinloss was ejected from the wagon and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Ford Taurus, a 35 year old male from Ripley, was transported by ambulance to the hospital in Kincardine with minor injuries.
The OPP West Region Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit has been called to assist the South Bruce OPP with this investigation.
Anyone that may have witnessed this crash is asked to call the South Bruce OPP or Crime Stoppers.
The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or send a web-tip to crimestop-gb.org, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.