Two dead after collision in Woolwich Township

Two people have died in a crash in Woolwich. Police are searching for a possible witness. CTV’s Hannah Schmidt has more.

The Waterloo Regional Police Service are investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and a car in Woolwich Township.

Emergency crews were called to the area of Northfield Drive East and Scotch Line Road around 3 p.m. Sunday after reports of a crash.

Police said a maroon motorcycle and a silver sedan were involved.

The driver of the sedan, a 61-year-old Waterloo woman, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The motorcyclist, a 59-year-old Kitchener man, and his passenger, and a 53-year-old Kitchener woman, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The roadway was closed for several hours for the investigation but has since reopened.

Several factors will be considered as part of the investigation.

“Human behaviors, vehicle dynamics, environmental concerns, everything that we’re looking at in order to determine, to the best of our knowledge, what happened and why it happened,” WRPS Staff Sgt. Scott Griffiths said.

As part of the investigation, police are trying to identify and speak with the driver of a white sedan who may have seen the collision.

“Perhaps that driver may have some material evidence or some material information as a witness to provide to us,” Griffiths said. “If that person is able to come forward, and speak with us, we certainly would greatly assist us in our investigative approach.”

Meanwhile, one of the first people who arrived at the crash site was a local dentist who once worked as a paramedic.

Mark Perry said he heard the crash.

“I couldn’t see the whole thing because my tractor shed partially blocked the view,” Perry told CTV News. “But I saw what looked like a very serious collision.”

After working as a part-time paramedic in York Region for years, Perry said his training kicked in instantly.

“I was able to determine the extent of injuries within a reasonable amount of time,” he explained. He performed CPR on the male patient while another passerby tried to help the woman.

“I was asking her questions and we were both assessing her because she was, at the time, breathing when we arrived,” he said.

He said the tragedy was a powerful reminder of how quickly neighbours and strangers can unite in a moment of crisis.

He believes the actions of the bystanders show how willing people living in Waterloo Region are to help others in need.