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Police officer, school bus driver killed in violent crash north of Woodstock, Ont.
Updated May 29, 2023 6:17 p.m. EDT
An Ontario Provincial Police officer and a school bus driver are dead after a violent crash north of Woodstsock Monday morning.
The crash happened just before 7 a.m. at the intersection of Oxford Road 33 and Highway 59 northwest of Woodstock.
According to police, an unmarked police car and a school bus collided at the intersection and both drivers died as a result of their injuries.
The officer has been identified as Det. Const. Steven Torangeau with the Huron-Perth Community Street Crime Unit, Perth County OPP Detachment West Region. He was 35 years old.
We are deeply saddened over this tragic incident, as two families mourn the loss of their loved ones. I offer my deepest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues affected," said OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique.
The identity of the bus driver will not be released at the family's request.
The London Police Service will be taking over the investigation.
As of 8:15 p.m., police issued an update that the intersection had been fully reopened.
A spokesperson for Oxford County said the intersection is slated for safety improvements next month.
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Highway 17 at Highway 59 in Oxford County is closed following a fatal crash on May 29, 2023. (Marek Sutherland/CTV News London)
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OPP officers salute as the body of Det. Const. Steven Tourangeau is removed from the scene of a crash in Oxford County on May 29, 2023. (CTV News)
Police officer, school bus driver killed in violent crash north of Woodstock, Ont.
An Ontario Provincial Police officer and a school bus driver are dead after a violent crash north of Woodstock Monday morning.
Communities in mourning as OPP officer and respected school bus driver killed in crash
Messages of support continue to come in following the death of an OPP officer and a school bus driver. Both were killed in a crash when their vehicles collided at Oxford Road 33 and Highway 59 northwest of Woodstock.
