Truck convoy a 'contributing factor' in fatal Chatham-Kent collision: OPP
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OPP say a recent truck convoy protest played a role in a fatal collision in Chatham-Kent.
OPP say a recent truck convoy protest played a role in a fatal collision in Chatham-Kent.
On Jan. 27 shortly after 9:30a.m., OPP responded to a crash on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401, just east of Bloomfield Road.
“An ongoing truck convoy protest was indirectly involved and was a contributing factor to this fatal collision,” according to a statement from police.
Police say a pickup truck carrying an ATV collided with a compact car.
The driver of the small car suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to the hospital where he later died.
He's being identified as 43-year-old Robert Charron of Chatham.
Two others were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.