Single-vehicle crash in Leamington, Ont. claims three
The scene of a single vehicle crash that claimed three lives at Mersea Road 8 east of County Road 37 in Leamington, Ont. on Monday, March 14, 2022. (Bob Bellacicco/CTV Windsor)
Three people have died following a single-vehicle crash in Leamington.
OPP say just before 8 p.m. Sunday, a vehicle left Mersea Road 8, east of County Road 37 and caught fire after striking a bridge embankment.
According to AM800 News, police say three people were found dead inside the vehicle by Leamington firefighters and Essex-Windsor EMS.
Mersea Road 8 between County Road 37 and Kent Road 1 has since reopened after being closed for nearly nine hours while police investigated.
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