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Embrun man dies in North Stormont

Un homme de 88 ans d'Embrun est mort suite à une collision avec un camion de transport  — photo d'archive
Un homme de 88 ans d'Embrun est mort suite à une collision avec un camion de transport
photo d'archive
An 88-year-old Embrun man is dead following a collision with a transport truck.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal collision involving two vehicles that occurred in North Stormont township on April 27. Officers responded to a collision on Highway 138 just before 3:15 pm, and the initial investigation showed that a northbound vehicle and a southbound transport truck collided in the southbound lane.

88-year-old Armand Benoit of Embrun was brought to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. A passenger from Benoit’s vehicle sustained minor injuries, and the transport truck driver didn’t sustain any injuries.

The investigation into the collision is ongoing.