Oxford Ontario Provincial Police briefs

Lee Griffi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Police investigating fatal collision

One person has died following a two-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a commercial vehicle in Oxford County.

On April 26, just before midnight, members from the Oxford detachment of the OPP, Oxford Paramedic Services and Fire Services responded to a two-vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Mill Street.

Police say the investigation indicated the passenger vehicle was travelling westbound in an eastbound lanes of the highway.

An 81-year-old resident of Woodstock was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the commercial vehicle reported no injuries.

The Oxford OPP, with the assistance of the West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Team, continues to investigate the collision.

SWOX resident dies after being hit by a vehicle

One person has died following a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a pedestrian.

On April 26, at approximately 10:45 p.m., police responded to a collision on Highway 19 in South-West Oxford Township.

The investigation determined that a pedestrian was struck on the stretch of road between Keswick Road and Ostrander Road.

A 61-year-old from South-West Oxford Township was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced deceased.

The driver of the vehicle reported no injuries.

The Oxford OPP, with the assistance of the West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) Team, continues to investigate.

Train collision leads to death

Police, along with Oxford Fire and Paramedic Services, responded to a collision, where a pedestrian had been struck by a train on April 23 at 4:30 a.m.

The investigation determined that a pedestrian was struck on the rail line between 27th Line and 29th Line, north of Road 68 in Zorra Township.

The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Zorra man faces impaired driving charge

An individual from Zorra Township is facing impaired driving-related charges after a collision in East Zorra-Tavistock.

On April 25 at 1 a.m., were dispatched to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Oxford Road 17.

The Zorra resident was charge with impaired driving and dangerous operation of a vehicle.

A 90-day Administrative Driver's License Suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated.

Ingersoll collision leads to charges

An individual from Cambridge is facing impaired driving-related charges stemming from a fail-to-remain collision that occurred on Canterbury Street in the Town of Ingersoll.

On April 24, 2025, at approximately 5:15 p.m., members of the Oxford Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were dispatched to Canterbury Street in the Town of Ingersoll for a report of a single vehicle, motor vehicle collision where the driver of the vehicle had failed to remain at the scene of the collision.

Officers made patrols and located the subject motor vehicle.

An 88-year-old Cambridge man was charged with impaired driving, dangerous driving and failure to stop after an accident. There were no injuries reported.