Car crash claims life of Arthur teen
An Arthur teen is dead following a serious car crash here on May 26.
Police say they were called to the scene of the accident on Wellington Road 16 at Line 2 in former West Luther Township at about 7:09am.
Wellington County OPP officers responded along with the Wellington North Fire Department and Guelph-Wellington Emergency Medical Services.
Police say a 2003 Grand Prix was eastbound on Line 2 when it collided with a 2004 Honda Civic that was southbound on Wellington Road 16.
The driver and lone occupant of the Grand Prix, Austin Adams-Lundy, 19, of Arthur, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
The driver and lone occupant of the Honda, a 54-year-old male from Toronto, was transported to a local hospital and later airlifted to a Toronto hospital with serious injuries.
Wellington Road 16 was closed at Wellington Road 109 and Line 4, and Line 2 was closed at Sideroad 13 and at Wellington Road 14, while Wellington County OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) and the Highway Safety Division TCI investigated the collision.
Police are asking anyone that may have witnessed the crash to contact Constable Andrew Pelkie at 1-888-310-1122.
