Two people are dead in a head on crash on Longwoods Rd. west of Melbourne. Photo courtesy of @OPP_WR on Twitter. Two people are dead in a head on crash on Longwoods Rd. west of Melbourne. Photo courtesy of @OPP_WR on Twitter.
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Crash Kills Two Men

OPP say two men are dead after a head-on crash west of London on Monday morning.

Around 6:40am, an eastbound SUV crossed the centre line on Longwoods Rd between Pratt Siding Rd and Old Airport Rd and collided with a westbound pickup truck.

Both vehicles were then struck by a westbound tractor trailer.

Police say the male driver of the pickup truck, 50-year-old Donald Sealey of Wardsville, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The male driver of the SUV, 17-year-old Jacob Suitor of Chatham, was rushed to hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

The driver of the transport truck was treated at the scene.

 

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