Update: Portion of Highway 5 in Flamborough closed due to fatal crash
Published September 15, 2021 at 9:25 pm
A portion of Highway 5 in Flamborough was closed Wednesday (Sept. 15) afternoon until well into the evening following a fatal car crash.
The Hamilton Fire Department Tweeted shortly after 1 p.m. that they were responding to reports of a collision in the area of Highway 5 and Woodhill Road.
Hamilton Police said Hwy 5 from Lynden Road to Orkney Road is closed for the investigation. Woodhill Road, at Hwy. 5, is also closed in both directions.
A burgundy SUV and a silver four-door vehicle were found in a ditch at the northwest corner of the intersection, the Hamilton Police said during a briefing. The driver of the silver four-door vehicle, a man in his 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The female driver of the burgundy SUV was taken to hospital.
It is not known whether speed was a factor in the collision.
2021-09-15 13:20:31 COLLISION : #Flamborough Highway No. 5 W CLOSED from Lynden Rd to Orkeny Rd. #HamOnt
— HPS_Traffic (@hps_traffic) September 15, 2021
2021-09-15 13:43:01 COLLISION : #Flamborough Woodhill Rd CLOSED both directions at Highway No. 5 W. #HamOnt
— HPS_Traffic (@hps_traffic) September 15, 2021
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