Chatham-Kent police have re-opened a section of Merlin Road between Chatham and Tilbury after a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 25-year-old man.
Police were notified the man had not come home from work around 12:36 a.m. Officers searched the route from his Chatham workplace to his Tilbury home to look for him.
Officers found the man’s vehicle in a ditch on the west side of Merlin Line in Tilbury East Township around 1:42 a.m.
The man was found in the driver’s seat.
Police said the 25-year-old Tilbury man was extracted from the vehicle and taken to the hospital. Despite life-saving efforts administered at the scene and by hospital staff, the man was pronounced dead.
The Chatham-Kent Traffic Unit is investigating this incident.
If anyone has any information to assist with this investigation, please contact Constable Kristen Charron at kristenc@chatham-kent.ca or 519-355-1092.
