Aylmer man killed in Hwy. 19 crash

Cornelius Thiessen, 29, of Aylmer was pronounced dead at an area hospital after the vehicle he was driving collided with a transport truck in Zorra Township on Wednesday, March 12.

The two-vehicle collision occurred at about 7:25 a.m. on Highway 19 between Road 92 and Road 96.

Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police, Uniondale firefighters and Oxford County Emergency Medical Services responded to the crash.

Highway 19 was closed for several hours for the investigation of the collision.

The driver of the tractor trailer was uninjured.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.