Police say a 34-year-old man from Kitchener is dead after his car hit a fuel-tanker truck near the intersection at Empires Corner in Haldimand County.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say the fatality was the result of a collision on Highway 56 north of Concession 4 Road, around 7:00 A.M. on Friday.
Traffic Collision Investigators (TCI) say both vehicles were travelling on Highway 56, the sedan southbound and the truck northbound.
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Police believe, through a witness statement, the car veered out of its lane and hit the ‘commercial motor vehicle.’
The driver of the car, identified as 34-year-old Kendall Waite of Kitchener, died on scene.
The truck driver suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital.
His vehicle left the roadway and hit a utility pole and trees.
None of the flammable liquids in the tanker truck leaked from the carrier, according to police.
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OPP are asking anyone with information on the collision to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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