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Person found deceased in 'severely damaged' truck lodged in wooded area near Guelph

Passerby spotted the vehicle near the intersection of Woolwich-Guelph Town Line and Lerch Road
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Photo provided by the Ontario Provincial Police.

NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH/ERAMOSA - On Dec. 23, 2019 at approximately 1 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision at the intersection of Woolwich-Guelph Town Line and Lerch Road west of the City of Guelph. A passerby had spotted what appeared to be a damaged vehicle well off the road lodged in a wooded area.

OPP responded and upon examining the scene observed a single deceased occupant in the severely damaged Ford pickup truck.

Investigators are attempting to identify the individual, as well as the cause of the collision. The roadway will remain closed until OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) have completed processing the scene.

Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to please call 1-888-310-1122.

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