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Driver Killed In Crash Near Elora

By Kirk Dickinson

November 2, 2017 - 6:28pm

One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash involving a dump truck just south of Elora.

The Ontario Provincial Police say on Thursday around 4:50pm, a car and a dump truck collided on Wellington County Rd. 21 near 4th Line, in the Township of Centre Wellington.

Police and EMS responded to the crash and the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the dump truck was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

Wellington County Rd. 21 was closed between Wellington County Rd. 7 and 4th line for several hours while police were at the scene.

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