(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH TOWNSHIP, ON) – Serious collision closes Lucknow Line at Nile Road in ACW Township.
On October 28th, 2024, at 12:20 p.m., the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Lucknow Fire Department, Goderich Fire Department, and Huron County Paramedic Services responded to a report of a serious collision involving two motor vehicles at the intersection of Lucknow Line and Nile Road.
A pickup truck and passenger car were involved in the collision. The intersection is controlled by stop signs on Nile Road for traffic travelling east and west.
Emergency responders located five injured vehicle occupants who were transported to local hospitals, one of which was later transported to a London Hospital with more serious injuries. A sixth vehicle occupant was not injured.
The OPP closed sections of Lucknow Line and Nile Road for the investigation. Roads were later re-opened. Thankfully, all injuries were reported to be non-life threatening.
The cause of the collision is being investigated.
The OPP would like to remind all motorists to pay attention to posted traffic signage, stay alert, and always wear your seatbelts. “You never know when you may need them!”, states Constable Craig Soldan of the Huron OPP.