NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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One person died in a motor vehicle collision in the Municipality of North Perth earlier today.
On Aug. 15, 2022 just after 11:45 a.m., the Perth County and Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Wellington County Paramedic Services and the Minto Fire Department, responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Line 91, west of Perth Road 140, North Perth. A passenger vehicle had collided with a commercial motor vehicle.
The driver of the passenger vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene. They have been identified as 87-year-old John Cherry, of Palmerston.
There were no other injuries reported.
The investigation is ongoing, and members of the West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) Team are assisting Perth County OPP with the investigation.
Line 91 between Road 140 and 136 remains closed for the protection of emergency responders and to facilitate the investigation, and will likely be closed for a number of hours.
Updates will be provided as needed.
Anyone with information regarding this or any incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or online at www.opp.ca/reporting. Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.P3tips.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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