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Charges laid in crash that killed 7-year-old girl

Meghan Hellowell and her daughter, Aleiya Hellowell-Hall.
Meghan Hellowell and her daughter, Aleiya Hellowell-Hall. (Facebook)

Middlesex county OPP have laid charges in a fatal collision that injured a woman and left her seven-year-old daughter dead.

Police say they were called to the intersection of Nairn Road and McEwen Drive at around 4:15 p.m., on July 30, 2018, following reports of a collision.

According to police, a pickup truck heading south on Nairn road collided with a four-door car heading northbound when turning left onto McEwen Drive.

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Police say the five people in the pickup truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Those in the car, Meghan Hellowell and her daughter Aleiya Hellowell-Hall were both transported to hospital, where the latter died.

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On Friday, Dec. 21, Police arrested and charged a 77-year-old man with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.

The male has since been released by way of a Promise to Appear and is scheduled to appear in court next month.

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