Two Drayton residents killed in Mapleton crash involving farm tractor

(Dan Lauckner / CTV Kitchener)

Two people are dead following a collision involving a pick-up truck and a farm tractor in Mapleton Friday night.

Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said emergency services responded to the crash on Eighth Line around 9:30 p.m.

Both occupants of the pick-up truck, a 32-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman from Drayton, were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the farm tractor was transported to hospital with minor injuries.

Eighth Line remains closed between Sideroad 19 and Sideroad 17 as the investigation continues with assistance from the OPP’s Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement as well as Technical Collision Investigation and Reconstruction teams.

Police are asking anyone with information or video footage of the incident to contact Wellington OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.