NEWS RELEASE
BARRIE POLICE
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On Monday, December 21, 2015 a motor vehicle collision occurred shortly after 12 p.m. on Fairview Drive, in the City of Barrie.
A vehicle travelling northbound on Fairview Road entered the southbound lanes and was struck by another vehicle.
The 57-year-old male driver travelling northbound was transported to Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in critical condition.
He was later transferred to a GTA hospital with life threatening injuries and on Tuesday afternoon he succumbed to his injuries.
The Ontario Coroner’s Office will be conducting a post-mortem and police continue to investigate what caused the driver to lose control of his vehicle.
Anyone with information is asked to call Barrie Police Traffic Services at (705)725-7025 ext.: 2912
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