Highway 4 reopened following fatal Friday crash
One person has died and a second was airlifted to hospital after a two-vehicle crash north of Exeter.
According to OPP, the incident between a car and an SUV happened on Highway 4 at Hurondale Road happened just before 6 a.m. on Friday.
Huron OPP Const. Craig Soldan told CTV News police efforts were hindered by a passerby who tampered with the scene.
'There was an individual that arrived shortly after the collision and starting removing debris away from the collision and we want to make sure people do not do that. That is important information for us, when we need to rebuild the collision and figure out what happened,' said Soldan.
Highway 4 was closed in both directions in the area of Hurondale Road but has since reopened.
More details will be released a they become available.
— With files from CTV News London's Sean Irvine
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Huron OPP are investigating a fatal crash on Highway 4 north of Exeter on June 20, 2025. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London)
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