Fatal head-on crash on Highway 6 between Guelph and Hamilton under investigation
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People who live nearby say collisions like this one are far too common in the area.
A section of Highway 6 between Guelph and Hamilton was closed for several hours on Wednesday after a fatal head-on crash.
It’s a scene people who live nearby say has become all too common.
The collision happened between Concession roads 11 and 12 around 8:20 a.m. near the community of Freelton.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a white car was travelling northbound when it veered into the southbound lanes and collided head-on with a delivery van.
“The vehicle that was travelling northbound for some reason – it’s unknown at this time – went across the centre turn lane and two sets of rumble strips and collided head-on with a delivery truck that was travelling southbound in the rightmost lane," OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said. "The driver tried to avoid it, but again, it happened so fast."
The driver of the white car, a 57-year-old man from Hamilton was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the delivery truck sustained minor injuries.
