On August 31, 2024, at 8:17pm emergency service personnel responded to a report of a serious collision in the Town of Lincoln.
8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) along with Niagara Emergency Medical Services paramedics and Lincoln Fire Services attended the scene on Mountain Road at Spring Creek Road. The initial investigation determined that a 2014 GMC Sierra pickup and a 1974 MG had collided.
The driver of the MG a 33-year-old man from West Lincoln was transported to an out of region hospital in critical condition. He died at the hospital due to his injuries. The passenger of the MG, a 38-year-old man from Grimsby was also transported to an out of region hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the GMC a 21-year-old man from Dunnville was assessed by paramedics at the scene and did not suffer any physical injures.
Both vehicles sustained significant front-end damage.
Mountain Road between Young Street and Spring Creek Road was closed for the investigation. Spring Creek Road between Mountain Road and Frost Road was also closed. Roads were re opened at approximately 5:30am on Sunday September 1, 2024
The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Detectives from the NRPS Collision Reconstruction Unit have been called in to investigate. They are being assisted by the NRPS Forensics Services Unit. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the investigating officers by calling 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009170.
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