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A second person dies after Thanksgiving Weekend accident in St. Clair Township
October 21, 2024
A second person has died after a Thanksgiving Weekend accident in St. Clair Township.
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. Family has identified the victim as Noah Nicholson. The LCCVI graduate was working at Lambton County Developmental Services while attending Lambton College.
Police said a the time of the crash another driver was transported to hospital by paramedics with life-threatening injuries. OPP now say the second driver has since died as a result of injuries sustained in the collision.
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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