Officers from the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment, with the assistance of the West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team continue to investigate a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred yesterday afternoon north of Mildmay.
Shortly after 4:00 p.m. on February 18, 2020 South Bruce OPP, South Bruce Fire Department and Bruce County Paramedic Services responded to the crash scene located on Highway 9 just south of Concession Road 12 East.
Upon arrival emergency personnel located two involved vehicles; a compact car and a transport truck.
The preliminary investigation has determined the compact vehicle was northbound on Highway 9 when for unknown reasons the driver crossed the center line into the path of a southbound transport truck and a head-on collision ensued.
The driver of the compact car was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The deceased has been identified as Kenneth Bruce MacDonald, 75 years of age from Teeswater.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place today.
The driver of the transport was uninjured.
Any person with information regarding this crash should immediately contact South Bruce OPP at 1-888-310-1122.Should you wish to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
source: media release, South Bruce OPP