A 10-year-old boy has sadly passed away in the hospital after being hurt in a head-on crash east of Perth on Saturday, as reported by the Ontario Provincial Police.
An approaching pickup truck collided with a marked OPP vehicle on Highway 7 just before 4:30 p. m. between Drummond School Road and Drummond Concession 7.
The child, who was one of three people in the pickup truck, was airlifted to a regional hospital with critical injuries and unfortunately died the next day, according to a news release issued on Monday.
The other two individuals in the pickup truck are still hospitalized and receiving treatment for serious injuries, according to OPP.
The OPP officer involved is recovering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries, as stated in the release.
The Special Investigations Unit has indicated that it is not currently looking into this incident.
OPP is continuing their investigation and urges anyone with information or relevant dashcam footage to get in touch with Lanark County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and reference incident E251673466.
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