OPP are investigating a single vehicle collision near Rodney that claimed the life of a 75-year-old man.
OPP, the West Elgin Fire Department, and St. Thomas Elgin paramedics responded to the scene on Pioneer Line near Kerr Road at around 2 p.m Sunday.
Investigators say a lone eastbound vehicle went off the roadway, entered the ditch, and struck a tree on the north side of the road.
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The driver was extricated from the vehicle, and taken to hospital where he died from his injuries.
He’s been identified as 75-year-old Kenneth Byers of Rodney.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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