A Centre Wellington man is dead following a three-vehicle accident on Highway 6 on Oct. 10.
At approximately 6:50am Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 6 approximately 1 km north of County Rd. 22 in Centre Wellington Twp formerly Nichol Twp.
Officers attended the scene along with the Centre Wellington Fire and Rescue and Guelph-Wellington Emergency Services (EMS) and determined that three motor vehicles were involved in a head-on collision.
One of the drivers involved in the collision, James Pronk aged 48 of Centre Wellington Twp was transported to Groves Memorial Hospital in Fergus where he succumbed to his injuries. A second driver, Nelida Kuhn aged 74 of Nichol Twp was transported to Guelph General Hospital and later transferred to Hamilton General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The third driver, Jason Brunskill aged 19 of Fergus was uninjured.
Wellington County OPP officers assisted by Wellington OPP Technical Collision Investigators and Highway Safety Division Reconstructionists investigated the collision.
