A tragic late-night crash on Highway 401 near Drumbo has resulted in the death of a 19-year-old and caused a road closure that lasted several hours.
The collision occurred around 6:39 p.m. on Friday in the eastbound lanes near Oxford Road 22 in Blandford-Blenheim Township. Emergency responders, including the Oxford Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), paramedics, and fire services, arrived at the scene to find a single vehicle involved in the crash.
Three people were in the vehicle at the time. A 19-year-old from London was critically injured and transported to a local hospital, where they later died. The driver and another passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
As a result of the incident, the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 were closed for several hours between Oxford Road 29 and Cedar Creek Road for investigation. The highway reopened around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Police are urging anyone with information or dashcam footage of the crash to contact Oxford OPP at 1-888-310-1122.