An investigation is continuing into a head-on crash that claimed the lives of a five-year-old boy from the Quinte area and a 25-year-old Stirling man, say Quinte West OPP.
Police confirmed the fatalities in an update issued Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
According to OPP, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at about 3:45 p.m., officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to the collision on Old Hwy. 2 near Quinte View Drive. The crash involved a car and pick-up truck.
“The driver of the car, a 26-year-old man from Stirling, and a passenger in (the) car, a five-year-old boy from the Quinte area, died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash,” said police, on Wednesday.
The driver of the pick-up truck, a 33-year-old Belleville resident, was also transported to hospital with unknown injuries, reported OPP.
Old Hwy. 2 between RCAF Road and Whites Road was closed for about six hours for the on-site investigation. Technical collision investigators and an OPP collision reconstructionist are continuing to help in the investigation, added police.
Police are continuing to call on anyone with information relating to this investigation or anyone with dashcam footage to reach out to Quinte West OPP by calling 1-888-310-1122.
No other details were released by police.
(Written by: Sarah Hyatt)
