One dead near Lion's Head, three badly hurt near Kincardine in Tuesday crashes

A Lion's Head resident died and three people were seriously injured in two separate crashes in Bruce County on Tuesday, Oct. 13, police say.

Northern Bruce Peninsula

Grey Bruce OPP is investigating "a fatal single-vehicle collision that occurred on Bruce Road 9 near Duke Lane in Northern Bruce Peninsula," OPP West Region posted on X on Oct. 14. "A 36-year-old from Lion's Head was pronounced deceased after the vehicle left the roadway and entered a ditch," police said. They did not release a name.

Police were called at about 4:44 p.m., the Owen Sound Sun Times reported. The OPP West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) Team is assisting. Police closed Bruce Road 9 between Barrow Bay Road and Scenic Caves Road, according to an OPP post. The road reopened at about 2:35 a.m. Wednesday, the Sun Times reported.

Police ask anyone who saw the crash, or who has dash-camera footage, to call Grey Bruce OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and reference incident E261489824. Anonymous tips can go to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Highway 21, Kincardine

South Bruce OPP and Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services were sent shortly after 3 p.m. to a collision outside Kincardine, according to an OPP release reported by Bayshore Broadcasting News. Police said on X that the crash involved "four passenger vehicles" on Highway 21 between Sutton Street and North Line. "Two people sustained life-threatening injuries and one person sustained serious injuries," OPP West Region posted. The highway reopened at 4:16 a.m. Wednesday, police said.

Police haven't said what caused either crash. Anyone with information about the Kincardine collision should call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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