BlackburnNews.com photoBlackburnNews.com photo
Midwestern

UPDATE: Police ID Driver In Fatal Collision Near Collingwood

Ontario Provincial Police have identified the driver of a pick-up truck killed in a collision Thursday evening near Collingwood.

Troy Scott, 17, of Clearview Township was driving west on Mountain Rd., just west of the Tenth Line when his truck crossed the centre line colliding with a full sized Prevost Passenger Bus.

Simcoe County paramedics, OPP officers, and members of the Collingwood fire department responded to the collision around 6:30pm.

Scott was pronounced dead at the scene while his passenger was extricated by firefighters and rushed to hospital with life threatening injuries.

He was later transferred to a hospital in Toronto where his condition remains unknown at this time.

The road was reopened this morning around 6am.

Police continue their investigation into the fatal crash.

Read More Local Stories

Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

(File photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / dehooks)

Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.