(GUELPH-ERAMOSA TOWNSHIP, ON) - On October 6, 2018, at approximately 8:30 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious traffic collision involving two motor vehicles on Wellington Road 44, just south of Wellington Road 7, outside Rockwood.
Wellington County OPP along with Guelph-Wellington Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Guelph-Eramosa Fire Department attended the scene. One of the passengers was pronounced dead at scene. Another passenger and the driver from the same vehicle were transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The second driver was uninjured.
The cause of the collision is currently being investigated by OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) and Wellington Road 44 between Wellington Road 7 and Indian Trail will remain closed until further notice.
The deceased will not be identified until next of kin have been notified.
The Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to please call 1-888-310-1122.