An elderly man from Toronto is dead following a serious head-on collision between a car and a transport truck in Scugog on Sunday night.
OPP said the crash happened around 7:40 p.m. on Highway 7/12 between 3rd and 4th line.
The 94-year-old driver of the car was travelling northbound when he veered into the southbound lanes and collided with the transport truck. He was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
The driver of the truck was unharmed.
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OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says the impact of the crash caused the truck, which was loaded with scrap metal, to roll over into a ditch.
Crews were on scene overnight clearing up the debris and the highway has since been reopened.
An investigation into what caused the crash is ongoing.
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