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Elderly Woman Dies In ChathamKent Crash

am800-news-fatal-crash-wallaceburg-august-2018-1.6964433 am800-news-fatal-crash-wallaceburg-august-2018 (A two vehicle collision on Highway 40 at Langstaff Line. near Wallaceburg, August 28, 2018. (Photo courtesy of OPP))

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A Wallaceburg woman is dead after a two vehicle crash.

Chatham-Kent OPP and EMS responded to Highway 40 at Langstaff Line around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon.

Investigators have since determined the female driver of the eastbound minivan drove through the stop sign and collided with the southbound dump truck.

81-year-old Catherine Tiffin was transported to hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Highway 40 between Whitebread Line and Dufferin Avenue was closed for approximately four hours.