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Embro woman, 53, identified as victim of fatal multi-vehicle crash near Thamesford: OPP

File photo. Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press/File

Provincial police have identified a 53-year-old Embro, Ont. woman as the victim of a fatal three-vehicle collision northeast of Thamesford, Ont. Wednesday morning.

Emergency crews were called to the scene along Dundas Street (Highway 2) at 29th Line around 10:30 a.m. for a report of a collision involving a minivan, pickup truck, and a tractor trailer.

The drivers of the pickup truck and tractor trailer suffered non-life threatening injuries and minor injuries, respectively.

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The driver of the minivan was airlifted from the scene to a nearby hospital trauma centre where they were pronounced dead, police said. On Thursday, police identified the victim as Sherry Lynn Wettlaufer, 53, of Embro, Ont.

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The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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