Crash in Southwest Middlesex claims a life

OPP officials allege: An individual is deceased following a two-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a commercial vehicle in the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex.

On January 17, 2025, at approximately 5:45 p.m., members of the Oneida Police Service, Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Fire and Emergency Services, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision at Melbourne Road near Jubilee Road.

The collision involved a passenger vehicle that collided with a transport truck.

The lone driver of the passenger vehicle, a 29-year-old from Iona Station, was transported by EMS and later pronounced deceased at a trauma centre.

The lone driver of the transport truck, 29-year-old from London sustained minor non-life-threatening injuries.

The identity of the deceased individual will not be released out of respect for the family’s privacy.

The Middlesex OPP with the assistance West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) Team continue to investigate the collision.

Melbourne Road between Isaiah Drive and Jubilee Road was closed temporarily to allow for investigation and for the safety of emergency responders. The road has since been opened.

If you have any information that can help investigators, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip online, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.

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