BARRIE, Ont. – A woman is dead and a man is in hospital after the vehicle they were travelling in tumbled into a hole caused by watermain repairs.
Police in Barrie, Ont., say the vehicle was driving near the site of the broken watermain on Saturday afternoon.
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They say the watermain had broken the day before and a large hole had been dug as part of the repair process.
Police say the vehicle hit some material being used in the repair and fell into the deep hole.
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The 69-year-old Barrie woman was pronounced dead at a local hospital, while the 78-year-old man was taken to a Toronto-area trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.
Their names have not been released.
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