FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION
(South Glengarry) – Today, November 30, 2016 at approximately 11:30am, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a report of a multiple vehicle collision on County Road 2, South Glengarry Township (near Purcell Road).
Preliminary investigation indicates that a passenger vehicle was eastbound when, for reasons under investigation, the male driver lost control and collided with a westbound vehicle (minivan). Three (3) occupants from the eastbound vehicle were taken to hospital where an adult male passenger was pronounced deceased, the adult male driver and adult female passenger received life-threatening injuries. The adult female driver (lone occupant) of the other vehicle received non-life threatening injuries. A third vehicle (pick-up & trailer) was involved but made minor contact after the fact – no injuries resulted.
OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) are assisting SD&G OPP with the investigation. A section of County Road 2, between Gilmour Road and Purcell Road is closed to traffic with detours in place.
Further details will be forwarded at a later time pending next-of kin notifications.