NEWS RELEASE WELLINGTON COUNTY OPP
(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) – On July 16, 2026, at approximately 12:15 p.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside local Paramedic and Fire Services, responded to the report of two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Patrick Drive and Eighth Line in Erin, involving a dump truck and a sports utility vehicle (SUV).
The driver from the SUV was transferred via ambulance to a local trauma centre with non-life-threatening injuries, while the passenger of the SUV was air lifted to a local trauma centre with non-life-threatening injures.
Wellington Road 124 is closed from Eighth Line to Trafalgar Road in Erin. Motorists are asked to avoid the area and plan alternate routes.
Anyone who may have information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
