South Bruce OPP say a two-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a pickup and trailer combination has claimed two lives.
Police say, just before 8 this morning, Huron County OPP, South Bruce OPP, Huron County and Bruce County Paramedic Services, and Lucknow firefighters responded to a collision east of Lucknow on Amberley Road, also known as Bruce Road 86 in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township.
OPP say upon arrival, emergency services located both heavily damaged vehicles and discovered the driver of the passenger vehicle sustained a fatal injury and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A passenger in the pickup truck was also pronounced dead at the scene.
OPP say a second passenger in the pickup truck was seriously injured and was flown by air ambulance to London for further treatment. The driver of the pickup truck was transported to a local hospital with a minor injury.
Members from the West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team attended the scene to assist with the collision investigation. Amberley Road was closed for several hours and has since been re-opened.
OPP say the investigation is ongoing, and the cause of the collision is being investigated.
They have not released the names of those involved but say the driver who died was a 54-year-old Huron-Kinloss Township resident.
The passenger who died was a 49-year-old Municipality of Brockton resident.
The ages of the second involved driver and passenger are 49 and 39 years-of-age respectively.
OPP are asking anyone with information regarding this collision to contact Huron County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.