US EditionTwo more people have died as a result of crash in southwestern Ontario: police
Police say two passengers hospitalized with life-threatening injuries have died, bringing the total number of fatalities in the crash to five.
- On Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police confirmed two additional passengers from Tillsonburg died following a March 31 collision in Norwich Township, raising the total death toll to five.
- The collision occurred on Tuesday, March 31, at the intersection of Highway 59 and Quaker Street when an SUV collided with a transport truck, killing three occupants at the scene.
- Victims included a 39-year-old driver from Cambridge and two teens from Tillsonburg, while passengers aged 46 and 21 also succumbed to injuries; the transport truck driver remained uninjured.
- Police confirmed no charges will be laid. Norwich Township Mayor Jim Palmer noted the speed limit on Highway 59 was reduced to 60 km/h, though signs were not yet installed.
- Neighbours have previously raised safety concerns with municipal officials regarding the intersection. Witness Tamara Feyen told The London Free Press, "It was an awful scene and one I will never forget.
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2 die in hospital from injuries sustained in Norwich crash that killed 3 others: OPP
Two people critically injured last week in a Norwich Township collision that also claimed the lives of two teenagers and an adult have died of their injuries in hospital, provincial police said Thursday.
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The London free PressNo charges expected as death toll rises to five in transport truck-SUV crash: Police
Two more people have died following a crash in rural Oxford County last month, bringing the death toll to five, Ontario Provincial Police say.
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Two more people have died as a result of crash in southwestern Ontario: police
Provincial police say two more people have died from their injuries after an SUV collided with a transport truck in southwestern Ontario last week, bringing the death toll to five.
Update: Five dead after Norwich Township crash, OPP confirm no charges
An update from the Ontario Provincial Police confirms a tragic crash in Norwich Township has now claimed five lives. Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision involving an SUV and a transport truck on March 31 around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 59 and Quaker Street. The driver of the SUV, a 39-year-old from Cambridge, along with two passengers—a 13-year-old and a 17-year-old from Tillsonburg—were pronounced dead at the scene…
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