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