OPP cruiser. File photo by Blackburn News.A 75-year-old Rodney man has died from injuries suffered in a single vehicle crash in Elgin County.
Provincial police and ambulance crews were called to Pioneer Line near Kerr Road between Rodney and West Lorne around 2 p.m. Sunday. An eastbound vehicle had gone off the road and into the ditch before hitting a tree.
The driver was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Kennth Byers, 75, of Rodney died in hospital.
The road was closed for several hours while police investigated.
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