An SUV and a motor vehicle collided at the intersection of Concession 7 Townsend and Highway 24 around 1:40 a.m. Thursday. Police said the driver of the motor vehicle suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the same vehicle was seriously injured and taken to hospital before being airlifted to a Hamilton hospital for further medical treatment. Around 8:30 p.m., the OPP tweeted that the passenger had also died from injuries sustained in the crash. Their names have not been released. The three people in the SUV, identified by OPP as two adults and a child, were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The OPP said Highway 24, between Wyndham Road 6 and Concession 7, is expected to remain closed until 10 p.m. In a social media post, the OPP thanked Good Samaritans who they said stopped at the scene and provided assistance until emergency services arrived.
