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Vehicle strikes tree, fatal collision in Oxford County on Tuesday

eterborough County OPP say a fatal collision has closed a section of Hwy. 7 east of Havelock on May 14, 2023. File

OPP are investigating a fatal vehicle collision in Oxford County earlier this week.

On Tuesday at 10:55 a.m., a single-vehicle collision was reported on County Road 119 (19th Line), Zorra Township.

Investigators found that the vehicle left the roadway, striking a tree.

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The driver was taken to hospital where he later died,

The deceased has been identified as 87-year-old Leonard Martin of Thamesford.

The road was closed for approximately six hours following the initial stages of the investigation.

The investigation is ongoing.

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