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Pickup Truck Crash Leaves One Dead Near Auburn

One person is dead after a single-vehicle rollover crash north of Auburn.

The Ontario Provincial Police say on Tuesday around 7pm, the driver of a pickup truck lost control of the vehicle while travelling south on St. Augustine Line north of Dungannon Rd. The truck left the gravel roadway and rolled into the east ditch.

The male driver was ejected from the truck and was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld until next of kin have been notified.

St. Augustine Line was closed between Glen's Hill Rd. and Dungannon Rd. for several hours while officers conducted an investigation.  The roadway was reopened to traffic around 11:30pm.

Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact the Huron County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519)-524-8314.

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