One man is dead after two vehicles were struck by a train in Brechin, Ont.
Orillia OPP says several different EMS divisions, including OPP, Rama First Nations Police Service, Durham Regional Paramedic Service, Rama Paramedic Services and the Township of Ramara Fire Department were called to Highway 12 at about 11 p.m. Christmas Day for a multi-vehicle collision involving a train.
Get daily National news
Police say the driver of one of the vehicles was pronounced dead at hospital, and has since been identified as 63-year-old Sean Carpenter of Kirkfield, Ont., in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
- Pedestrians hit by air rifle pellets from moving car in Kingston, police say
- FIFA delists tickets for Toronto’s World Cup matches after resale price cap
- Canada’s health minister ‘looking into’ lifetime smoking ban after U.K. law
- 3 OPP officers hurt while responding to crash that killed colleague, police say
A second person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The OPP Technical Collision Investigation unit is assisting with the case.
Anyone with information on the collision is asked to contact police.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.