Port Burwell man killed in crash with farm machinery

Alan James Hollywell, 63, of Port Burwell was killed after his car collided with a piece of farm machinery near the intersection of Nova Scotia Line and Richmond Road at 6:23 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13.

Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said the collision occurred on Nova Scotia Line about 10 metres east of Richmond Road.

The tractor, a 2010 John Deere 9332, was travelling east on Nova Scotia Line pulling a piece of farm machinery (a disk ripper) when a 2006 Chrysler 300 travelling west on Nova Scotia Line collided with the disk ripper.

The car then entered the south ditch and struck a hydro pole.

Mr. Hollywell was the lone occupant of the car and was pronounced dead at the scene, Const. Carlson said.

The driver of the tractor, a 17-year-old male from Bayham, was uninjured.

OPP Technical Traffic Collision investigators were on the scene to help determine a cause for the collision which was still undetermined the next morning.

A post mortem examination was scheduled for Friday morning, Nov. 14, 2014.

Nova Scotia Line was expected to remain closed between Carter Road and Mitchell Road until about 6:30 a.m.