One person dead, one person with life-threatening injuries following Lakeshore crash
One person has died following a crash in Lakeshore on Tuesday evening.
Around 9:20 p.m., OPP, Lakeshore fire and Essex-Windsor EMS all responded to a crash between an SUV and a tractor trailer on County Road 42 weset of Patillo Road.
The Lakeshore Canadiens hockey team said in a Facebook post that they are deeply saddened by the passing of Sylvain Lessard. The general manager confirmed to CTV News that he died in the crash.Sylvain Lessard. (Source: Lakeshore Canadiens)
According to OPP, the 20-year-old driver of the SUV was pronounced deceased on scene and the driver of the tractor trailer was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
County Road 42 was closed between Lakeshore Road 103 and Patillo Road for the investigation but has since reopened.
Anyone who may have witnessed this collision is asked to contact Lakeshore OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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