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Three-vehicle collision is Huron County’s first fatal crash of 2023

On Thursday, Jan. 12, at 12:53 p.m., emergency responders were called to Huron Road for a report of a three-vehicle collision involving a car, a pick-up truck and a transport truck. OPP West Region / Twitter

OPP are investigating a multi-vehicle collision that killed one of the drivers in Central Huron on Thursday afternoon, marking the county’s first fatal crash of 2023.

The three-vehicle collision on Huron Road involving a car, a pick-up truck and a transport truck, was reported at 12:53 p.m.

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via OPP West Region Twitter
Three-vehicle collision is Huron County’s first fatal crash of 2023 - image
via OPP West Region Twitter
Three-vehicle collision is Huron County’s first fatal crash of 2023 - image
via OPP West Region Twitter

The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the hospital. He has since been identified as Michael Oakes, 44, of Central Huron.

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The driver of the pick-up truck sustained minor injuries, according to police.

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The driver of the transport truck reported no injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.

Huron Road was closed around the site of the collision following the crash, but has since reopened.

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