Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Two serious accidents on County Rd. 20 KINGSVILLE — Essex County OPP are asking for the public’s assistance with two accidents on the same stretch of County Rd. 20 on Sunday, September 13. At approximately 4:30 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle on County Road 20 (old Hwy. 18) east of Simmers Avenue, near Union. An eastbound motor vehicle, crossed over into the westbound lane and struck one of two youths walking together on the gravel shoulder. The motor vehicle was witnessed to correct itself and continue eastbound on County Road 20 without stopping. After fleeing, the driver returned to the scene a short time later. One of the pedestrians, a 14-year-old youth was transported to an area hospital for the treatment of life altering injuries and the second was assessed at the scene by EMS but determined not to be injured. Anyone with information regarding this or any other incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. The second incident occurred Sunday evening, as a single motor vehicle accident left three people serious-
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KINGSVILLE — The Town of Kingsville declared a partial state of emergency on Monday after a gasoline leak and spill occurred Sunday at the gas station on County Rd. 20 and the Arner Townline. “While this emergency response area encompasses areas in both Kingsville and Essex, the effort to protect residents and property is not limited in the scope of our emergency responders,” said Kingsville Mayor, Nelson Santos. “The safety of the public is our top priority and emergency services personnel are working around the clock to bring this urgent situation to swift resolution.” The Kingsville Fire Department has been on scene since early Sunday morning, along with the Ontario Provincial Police and the Windsor Fire and Rescue Service HAZMAT team. Residents within the identified hazard zone were evacuated, roads closed and traffic diverted from the affected area. Roads remain closed until further notice and the public is asked to avoid the area and find an alternate route.
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ly injured. the accident occurred around 10:00 p.m. on County Road 20, west of County Road 45 at Union. A white Infinity SUV left the roadway and struck a tree in the 1300 block of County Road 20, ejecting at least two of three occupants. One party fled the scene but was located in medical distress on the lawn of a near-by residence. All three occupants were transported to an area hospital by Essex-Windsor EMS suffering injuries ranging from serious to life threatening. The OPP’s Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) attended the scene and the roadway was closed for investigation for approximately seven hours but has since reopened. The OPP asks that anyone who may have witnessed this vehicle prior to the collision or can provide information relating to this crash, contact the Kingsville OPP detachment at 519-733-2345.
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