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2-vehicle crash north of Barrie leaves 1 man dead, another injured: police

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A man is dead following a two-vehicle collision in a township north of Barrie, Ont., Friday night, Ontario Provincial police say.

According to a statement issued by the OPP, at around 10:40 p.m. Nov 12., an officer on patrol came upon the crash between a Ford pickup truck and a Nissan Versa at the intersection of Simcoe County Road 93 and Ebenezer Side Road in Tiny Township.

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Emergency crews pronounced the 59-year-old male driver of the Nissan dead at the scene.

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The 40-year-old male driver of the pickup truck was transported to hospital for treatment and was later released.

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Simcoe County Road 93 was closed overnight for the investigation and has since been reopened.

OPP Central Region is investigating the cause of the collision.

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