NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON - On Nov. 28, 2018, at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police responded to a collision involving two vehicles on Wellington Road 8, southeast of Drayton. It was reported that a sedan and pickup truck had collided head-on.
OPP, Mapleton Fire/Rescue along with Guelph Wellington Paramedics Service attended the scene. The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at scene. The driver of the pickup truck, a 35-year-old local man, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The road was closed for several hours while Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) collected evidence. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Lukas Popovic of Moorefield.
The Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to please call 1-888-310-1122.
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