1 dead following single–vehicle collision on Highway 3 in Wainfleet

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after one person was killed in a single-vehicle collision on Highway 3 in Wainfleet Thursday morning.

Police say the collision occurred just after 9 a.m. on Highway 3 between Zion Road and Smith Road.

In a post to social media, OPP Kerry Schimdt said a single vehicle collided with a tree, resulting in the driver being pronounced dead at the scene.

Fatal collision: #Hwy3 closed between Zion and Smith in Wainfleet. Single vehicle collision into a tree, one person pronounced deceased at the scene. #BurlingtonOPP investigating. ^ks pic.twitter.com/6LnRJivQ1u

— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) November 9, 2023

Police say the deceased remains unidentified and the OPP-HSD Traffic Support Unit is assisting with the investigation.

Highway 3 was closed for several hours while the collision reconstruction unit investigated, but has since reopened.

Anyone with information regarding the collision is asked to contact the Burlington OPP, Niagara office at 905-356-1311.

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