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Two Dead In Norfolk County Crash

OPP say two people are dead after a motorcycle and pick up truck collided in Norfolk County.

Police were called to the area of Brantford Rd. and Teeterville Rd. around 7 last night.

Investigators say a motorcyclist was heading southbound on Brantford Rd. when it hit a pick up truck heading westbound on Teeterville Rd.

The man driving the motorcycle , 54-year-old Kenneth Haviland of Norfolk County, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger in the pick up truck, 74-year-old Patricia Menard-Williams of Woodstock, was also pronounced dead at the scene.

OPP say the motorcyclist was travelling with others on bikes, none of them were hurt in the crash. The 80-year-old driver of the pick up truck was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The investigation is ongoing. Charges are pending.

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