Fatal snowmobile crash near Milverton

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A 19 year old is dead after a snowmobile crash in Perth County.

Around 11 p.m. on Monday, emergency services responded to the scene where a snowmobile had hit a tree.

It happened on the Milverton Snowmobile club trail near Perth Line 72.

According to police, the lone driver of the snowmobile suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The trail was closed while OPP West Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team assisted Perth County OPP with the investigation.

The Perth County OPP is requesting anyone who may have witnessed this collision to call 1-888-310-1122.