Following the notification of the next of kin, the London Police Service has identified the deceased passenger as John Henry, 60 years of London.PREVIOUS RELEASE:
London Police are investigating a serious multi-vehicle collision that occurred in the intersection of Highbury Avenue and Fanshawe Park Road in the north east part of the city.
At approximately 11:48am this date a northbound vehicle on Highbury Avenue entered the intersection at Fanshawe Park Road and struck a southbound fuel truck that was turning left across the northbound lanes.
As a result of the impact a third vehicle was struck. Police confirm that a passenger in the northbound vehicle has died and the driver was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police continue to investigate the collision and ask the public that if anyone witnessed the collision and hasn't contacted the police that they do so by calling the Traffic Management Unit at 519-661-5680.
Leakage/spillage of fuel was not an issue at the scene. This is London's second motor vehicle fatality of 2008.