March 21 update:
Tragically the male driver succumbed to his injuries. The female passenger remains in critical condition.
The investigation remains ongoing by detectives with the Collision Reconstruction Unit.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009569.
Original March 19 information:
Police are investigating a collision in Niagara-on-the-Lake yesterday that sent two people to hospital with critical injuries, one of whom has since died.
Niagara Regional Police say that at around 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the area of Four Mile Creek and Line 4 Road for a serious collision.
Police said their initial investigations determined a silver Subaru driven by an 80-year-old male was travelling northbound on Four Mile Creek Road when the vehicle crossed the centre line and collided with a blue Ram pickup truck travelling southbound driven by a 65-year-old female.
The driver of the Subaru was transported by Air Ornge to an out-of-region hospital with life threatening injuries, and tragically, died later in hospital, the police reported Wednesday.
The passenger in the Subaru was transported by Air Ornge to an out-of-region hospital and is also in critical condition, police say.
The driver of the Ram suffered minor injuries.
As of about 7:30 p.m., Four Mile Creek remained closed between Line 3 Road and Line 4 Road. The public was asked to find alternate routes and avoid the area.
The investigation remains ongoing by detectives with the Collision Reconstruction Unit. Anyone with information is asked to call 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009569.
