Woman dead, man hospitalized after fatal crash in Wainfleet

A woman was killed and a man was sent to hospital in serious condition following a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in the Township of Wainfleet.

Niagara police say at around 4:25 p.m. a vehicle had crashed on Burnaby Road between Highway 3 and Lakeshore Road.

Officers found a heavily-damaged black 2017 Kia Sportage SUV overturned in a ditch on the east-side of the road.

A man and a woman were trapped inside the vehicle.

Witnesses told investigators that the SUV was travelling northbound on Burnaby Road at a high speed when it lost control.

The driver of the SUV was a 67-year-old man from Wainfleet, who was airlifted to an out-of-town hospital in serious condition.

The 67-year-old woman who was the passenger was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

Niagara police’s collision reconstruction and forensic services units are investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009569.

Members of the community who wish to provide information anonymously can also contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477(TIPS).

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