Driver dead after collision with dump truck in Thorold: police

A 63-year-old Niagara Falls woman is dead after a collision with a dump truck in Thorold on Tuesday.

The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) say they got a call around 2:35 p.m. about a “serious motor vehicle collision” in the area of Thorold Townline Road between Beaverdams Road and Thoroldstone Road.

Upon arrival, officers and paramedics discovered the woman, who had been driving a black Honda SUV, at the collision site and began medical treatment. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

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Investigators from the NRPS Collision Reconstruction Unit say the SUV was “destroyed” in the collision, while the dump truck “sustained light front-end damage.”

The 57-year-old man driving the dump truck was treated on scene for minor injuries.

Niagara police say a portion of Thorold Townline Road will remain closed for a period on Wednesday due to diesel fuel from the dump truck leaking at the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111 extension 5500.