A 28-year-old male resident of Oshawa has died as a result of a two-vehicle head-on collision that occurred in Whitby on Friday night, Durham Police said.
The collision occurred on Victoria Street East in the vicinity of South Blair Street.
On February 14 at about 6:55 pm officers from the Central West Division in Whitby were called to a serious two-vehicle collision on Victoria Street East, east of South Blair Street. A black Honda Civic travelling westbound on Victoria Street collided with a Durham Region Transit bus that was travelling eastbound on Victoria Street, said a police media release.
First responders attended the scene within minutes and provided medical assistance to the driver of the Honda Civic. However the male was pronounced deceased at the scene, police said.
The bus driver received minor injuries and was treated and released at a local hospital. There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the collision.
In the minutes prior to the head-on collision, the Ontario Provincial Police received and were responding to multiple fail-to-remain collisions in the westbound lanes of the 401 between Simcoe Street and Thickson Road involving the same black Honda Civic, said the release.
Members of the DRPS – Collision Investigation Unit, attended the scene to conduct an investigation. The area of the roadway was closed for several hours while evidence was collected.
Anyone with information about this incident or witnessed this collision is asked to call Detective Constable Bill Scott of the Traffic Services Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5217. Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.
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