Fatal collision on Highway 138
An Embrun man was killed in a collision on Highway 138 Wednesday afternoon after the car he was driving collided with a truck. Armand Benoit, 88, was pronounced dead after being transported to hospital. A passenger in the vehicle Mr. Benoit was driving suffered minor injuries. The collision occurred April 27, just before 3:15 p.m., on the 138 north of Gravel Hill Road in North Stormont Township. Initial investigation indicates that a northbound passenger vehicle and a southbound transport truck collided in the southbound lane, reports the Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police detachment. The driver of the transport truck did not sustain any injuries.