News: Fatal Crash in Kingsville | Manning Road

A 61-year-old man from Kingsville has died following a two-vehicle collision involving a dump truck in Tecumseh. The incident occurred around noon on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, on Manning Road near Baseline Road.

Emergency responders, including the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Lakeshore Fire Rescue, and Essex-Windsor EMS, arrived at the scene, and the driver was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.

Manning Road was closed between County Road 42 and Walls Road for several hours to allow the OPP Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team to investigate. The road has since reopened.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Tecumseh OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.catchcrooks.com.

This incident adds to a series of serious collisions on Manning Road in recent years, including a fatal head-on crash in 2018 that claimed the life of an 18-year-old Tecumseh man.

Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding these incidents to improve road safety in the area.