NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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On Friday, June 12, 2020 at approximately 1 a.m., emergency personal responded to the area of North Service Road near Sann Road in the Town of Lincoln for a report of a single motor vehicle collision.
The initial investigation by 8 District - Grimbsy uniform officers determined that a female driver along with a male passenger were in a brown Ford Focus travelling eastbound on Service Road. The Ford Focus is believed to have left the roadway and hit a pole. As a result, there was significant damage to the front passenger side of the vehicle.
A 20-year-old male from Lincoln was thrown from the Ford at the time of the collision and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The 18-year-old female driver from Lincoln was taken to a local hospital by paramedics for further assessment of what is believed to be minor injuries.
The circumstances of the collision remain under investigation by detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, the Forensic Service Unit, the Traffic Enforcement Unit and the office of the Coroner.
Anyone with information, may have witnessed this incident, or may have been in the area at the time, is asked to contact detectives at 905-688-4111 ext. 9265.
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