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A 13-year-old died and an eight-year-old child was left with serious injuries after a vehicle and horse-drawn buggy collided Monday north of Stratford, Perth OPP said.
The two children were travelling in the buggy on Line 71 when the collision occurred west of Perth Road 140, about 10 kilometres north of Milverton, at about 4 p.m., police said.
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Both children suffered serious injuries and were taken to a local hospital, where the older child died, police said. The younger child was transferred to a trauma centre.
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The driver of the passenger vehicle was treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The horse was killed in the collision.
Line 71 between Perth roads 140 and 146 is expected to be closed for several hours while police investigate the crash, police said.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crimse Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Man charged with assaulting volunteer trying to stop LCBO theft
A man faces charges after a 75-year-old volunteer collecting donations for the Red Cross was hurt trying to stop a liquor store theft, Sarnia police say.
The volunteer, who tried to stop a man leaving the Quinn Street LCBO with two bottles of alcohol around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, was pushed and tripped, fell and hit his head, police said on the weekend. The volunteer was taken to hospital, where he received several staples, police said.
Police released surveillance photos and asked for the public’s help identifying a suspect, described as a slim white male wearing red and black pants, a black coat with a red hood, black face covering and a New York Yankees baseball hat, police said on the weekend.
In an update issued Monday, police said they received a number of tips from the public and were able to identify a suspect.
A 26-year-old Sarnia man is charged with aggravated assault, theft worth less than $5,000, and wearing a disguise with the intent to commit an offence.
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