Two men have been pronounced dead after a collision with a vehicle and a train in the Innerkip area.
It happened on Sunday around 2:57 p.m. on George St. between Blandford Street and Township Road. 6.
So far OPP have determined the train was travelling westbound on the rail line when it struck a motor vehicle that was travelling on George Street.
Oxford OPP pronounced the driver dead at the scene, while a male passenger was sent to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Police have identified the driver as Cole Bey, 27, of Kitchener and the passenger as 26-year-old Raymond Friolet, also from Kitchener. There were no other people inside the vehicle at the time of the collision.
George Street and Main Street were closed for approximately five hours while emergency crews and investigators were on scene. The OPP Traffic Collision Investigators are assisting with the investigation, which remains ongoing. The OPP are asking anyone that witnessed the collision or has additional information to contact them at 1-888-310-1122.
