(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – This afternoon at 12:40 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with South Bruce OPP, Huron County EMS and firefighters from North Huron and Teeswater Fire Departments responded to a two vehicle collision on London Road between Versteeg Line and Gilmour Line.
Preliminary investigation has revealed the driver of a Chevrolet Malibu was travelling southwest on London Road when for unknown reasons her vehicle crossed the center line and collided with the driver’s side of a Ford F-150 & attached flatbed trailer that was travelling northeast on London Road.
The driver of the Chevrolet Malibu was transported from the scene by land ambulance and was later pronounced deceased at hospital in Wingham. The deceased has been identified as 83 year old Cornelia NOORDINK from London, ON.
A post-mortem examination has been scheduled for June 10, 2014 at London Health Sciences Center – University Hospital.
The lone passenger in her vehicle was her husband, 81 year old Evert NOORDINK. He was transported to hospital in London by air ambulance with serious injuries.
A 32 year old male passenger in the Ford-F150 sustained a minor injury. The other three occupants in the pickup were uninjured.
Members from the West Region OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation (TTCI) team are on scene and continue to investigate.
London Road remains closed between Gilmour Line to the north and Turnberry-Culross Road to the south. To avoid delays please take alternate routes.
Any person with information regarding this incident should immediately contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.