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Victim Identified In Fatal Mitchell Collision

A woman involved in a collision in Mitchell has succumbed to her injuries.

Perth County OPP says 81-year-old Eleanor Young of Stratford died following a collision Tuesday at the corner of Montreal St. and St. David's St.

Police and paramedics were called after a sedan and a large van collided at about 1:50pm and emergency workers rushed the victim to the hospital.

The ORNGE Air Ambulance was brought in to transfer the woman from a local hospital to the trauma centre in London.

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