One dead, another seriously injured in Essex County crash

A 39-year-old LaSalle man has died after a crash on Highway 3 early Tuesday morning.

OPP say a 39-year-old LaSalle man has died after a head-on crash between two vehicles in Essex County.

The crash happened between an SUV and pickup truck on Highway 3 near Cottam at 12:06 a.m. on Tuesday.

The driver of the SUV, the LaSalle man, was transported to hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The driver of the pickup truck, a 24-year-old woman, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The collision remains under investigation by Kingsville OPP with the assistance of West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team.

Highway 3 was closed between Cameron Side Road and Marsh Road in Kingsville for the investigation, but has since reopened.

Anyone with information regarding this collision or may have dash cam footage is asked to contact the Kingsville OPP at 1-888-310-1122.