Fatal Collision
Source: OPP
Date: Thu Apr 4 08:22:08 MST 2024
At approximately 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment, with assistance from the Norfolk County Fire Department and Norfolk County Paramedic Services, responded to a collision involving two vehicles at the intersection of Highway 24 and Concession 13 Townsend in Simcoe, Norfolk County.
As a result, one of the drivers, a 90-year-old resident of Norfolk County, was transported to a nearby hospital with severe life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced deceased. The other driver was also transported to a nearby hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Highway 24 between Windham Road 12 and Thirteenth Street West is expected to remain closed for the next several hours.
The West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) Team is assisting with the investigation and encourages individuals with pertinent information to contact the Norfolk County OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online tip at www.helpsolvecrime.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Updates will be provided as soon as new information becomes available.