Fatal collision Saturday morning claims two lives in Norfolk

A married couple from Simcoe was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Cockshutt Road in Norfolk County on Saturday morning.

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OPP from Norfolk and Brant County detachments, firefighters and paramedics from Norfolk, and Six Nations Paramedic Services responded just prior to 10 am on Saturday to a collision involving a pickup truck and SUV at Cockshutt Road and Concession 3 Townsend.

A 78-year-old man, who was the driver of the SUV, and his 73-year-old wife died at the scene.

The driver of the pickup truck sustained minor injuries, was assessed by paramedics, and released on scene.

Cockshutt Road in the area of ​​the collision was closed for several hours.

The OPP West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Team was called in to investigate.

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