One person has died, and another has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Norfolk County.
Emergency services were called out to the crash at the intersection of Highway 24 and Concession 13 Townsend shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday.
OPP say one of the drivers, a 90-year-old resident of Norfolk County, was transported to hospital where they were later pronounced deceased.
The other driver was also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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“Our thoughts and prayers go out to anyone affected by today’s accident,” OPP Const. Andrew Gamble said in a social media update.
Police say that Highway 24 is closed from Windham Road 12 and Thirteenth Street West, and the public is being asked to avoid the area while officers attend the scene.
“I understand that Highway 24 is a very busy highway,” Gamble said.
“There are officers at those road closures checkpoints, there will be barricades in place. Please under no circumstances go around them.”
#NorfolkOPP is investigating a serious two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 24 and Concession 13 Townsend in #NorfolkCounty. (1 of 3) ^ag pic.twitter.com/35fRmwoM2F
— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) April 3, 2024