OPP look for vandals in Petrolia
Teen dies in St. Clair Township accident
October 14, 2024
A 19 year-old from St. Clair Township has died in an accident on Courtright Line near Mandaumin Road.
Sunday, around 2:15 pm, Lambton OPP were called to the scene with St. Clair Fire and paramedics and found the three car accident. One driver, a 19 year-old from St. Clair Township, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another driver was transported to hospital by paramedics with life-threatening injuries.
The driver and a passenger of the other vehicle went to hospital with non-life threatening injuries according to OPP.
The OPP’s Traffic Incident Management Enforcement Team is working to determine the cause of the crash.
Courtright Line and Mandaumin are heavily travelled on the Thanksgiving weekend as it is one of the main routes to the Brigden Fair.
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November 25, 2024
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