(South Huron, ON) Shortly after 6:00 pm on September 19, 2009 Huron OPP officers were dispatched to a collision that occurred on private property in South Huron. Initial information indicates that some young people had been driving a pickup truck on that property with a sofa resting on the box of the truck. A 16 year old male was driving the truck with a passenger in the cab. Another 16 year old male was sitting on the sofa on the back. For unknown reasons the sofa fell off the back taking the young male with it. The male was injured and was transported to the South Huron Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The 16 year old driver is in police custody and Technical Collision Investigators are on scene piecing together the evidence.
No further information may be released at this time. An update will be provided following notification of next of kin and further investigation.