OPP cruiser, August 9, 2025. Photo by Mark Brown/WindsorNewsToday.ca.An OPP cruiser. (File photo by Mark Brown/Blackburn Media)
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UPDATE: Stratford woman dead after two-vehicle crash closes part of Perth Road 180

Perth County OPP have confirmed that one person died as a result of a Friday morning crash that closed part of Perth Road 180.

Police confirmed in a social media post just after 10 a.m. on Friday that the two-vehicle crash had closed Perth Road 180 between Hwy 8 and Line 39.

Additionally, Line 36 was also closed between Road 179 and Manley Road due to the crash. Perth County EMS was also on-scene assessing injuries, and one person was declared deceased at the scene.

The driver was identified as an 89-year-old woman from Stratford. Her name has not been publicly released.

The OPP re-opened both roadways just before 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon.

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