Victims of recent collision on Highway 69 identified

A preliminary investigation into the fatal vehicle collision on Highway 69 two kilometres north of the Highway 637 – Killarney turnoff, that took place on Feb. 6 at 3:30 am, revealed the cause of the accident.

A southbound fuel tanker truck was passing another southbound tractor-trailer in the passing lane. As the truck was making the pass a northbound tractor-trailer crossed the centre line into the path of two southbound transports, which were travelling side-by-side.  The driver of the tanker truck, who was passing, took evasive action to the opposite lane to avoid the collision.  The northbound transport continued and side-swiped the second southbound transport and came to rest in the northbound lane and subsequently caught fire.  The second transport came to rest in the ditch.

Both victims in the northbound transport have been identified as follows:  the driver, Anthony Izzo, 61, of Warkwarth, ON and his passenger, David Rodgers, 43, of Georgetown, ON.  The driver of the second southbound transport,  a 45-year-old male from Orangeville, ON, sustained minor injuries.  The driver of the southbound tanker truck, a 34-year-old male from Val Caron, ON, escaped without injuries.