1 dead, 1 critically injured in crash in south London, Ont.: police

A woman is dead and a man in critical condition after a serious crash in the south end of London, Ont., on Thursday afternoon.

London police said emergency services were called to the crash at Southdale Road East and Nixon Avenue, west of Wellington Road, at roughly 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

In an update Friday morning, police said one of the drivers was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have only described her as a 36-year-old woman, saying her name will not be released at the request of family.

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A second driver had to be extricated from a vehicle by members of the London Fire Department, police said, and was transferred to hospital by paramedics with life-threatening injuries.

The second driver, a 22-year-old man, remains in hospital in critical condition as of Friday morning, police said.

The investigation is ongoing.