Exeter senior killed in weekend crash
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Huron County OPP officers are investigating after a fatal crash near Exeter.
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Emergency services were called to the scene at Thames Road East and Morrison Line, just east of Exeter, at roughly 8 p.m. Saturday.
According to investigators, the driver of a southbound Kia Rondo on Morrison Line stopped at the stop sign at Thames Road East but failed to yield, entering into the path of a westbound minivan.
The two occupants of the minivan were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and both have since been released.
The driver of the Kia, Lambert Branderhorst, 86, was taken to hospital where he later died of his injuries.
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The roadway was closed for roughly seven hours and the investigation is ongoing.
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