Fatal Collision

Source: OPP
Date: Wed Jul 2 06:32:27 MST 2025

(WHEATLEY, ON) � One individual is deceased following a collision in Wheatley.

On June 27, 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m., members of the Leamington Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Chatham-Kent Fire Department, responded to a single-vehicle collision on Erie Street South in the Municipality of Leamington.

The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, a 62-year-old from Leamington, was transported to local hospital with life-threatening injuries. On June 28, 2025, the individual succumbed to their injuries.



Erie Street South remained closed for approximately five hours between Hickson Road and Deer Run Road and has since reopened.

Members of the Essex County OPP and the OPP West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team continue to investigate the collision.

Anyone with information regarding this incident can contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or online at www.opp.ca/reporting.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-888-310-1122 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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