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One killed, another hurt in single-vehicle crash southeast of Mount Forest

One person is dead and another had to be airlifted to hospital after a vehicle crashed into a hydro pole southeast of Mount Forest.

Emergency crews were called to the collision on Sideroad 5 West between Concession 9 and Highway 6 in Wellington North Township around 1 a.m. on Wednesday.

The 72-year-old driver from Moorefield was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the vehicle was taken to a local hospital before being transferred by air ambulance to a larger facility for treatment of minor injuries, Wellington OPP said.

The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.

The section of Sideroad 5 West was closed for several hours as police investigated the collision, but reopened in the afternoon.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call police at 1-888-310-1122.

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