Fatal crash and explosion in Leamington

Two people are dead after a fatal crash and explosion in Leamington.

OPP official say on September 17, at approximately 12:15 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Leamington Fire Services and Essex Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a motor vehicle collision in the 1100 block of Mersea Road 5 in Leamington.

Police say a motor vehicle struck a cement barrier rupturing a large carbon dioxide (CO2) tank on a greenhouse property resulting in an explosion and fire.

The vehicle contained two people who were both pronounced dead at the scene.

Mersea Road 5 was closed between Highway 77 and Mersea Road 12 for approximately six hours as the OPP’s Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) completed the investigation but has since reopened.

The CO2 leak has been contained and there is no concern for public safety.

Names of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The investigation is ongoing and further details will be provided as they become available.

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