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By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator A driver was killed in a \u00a0single-vehicle collision along the banks of the Grand River northwest of \u00a0Caledonia just before 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The motorist, identified by police as a 19-year-old from Wilsonville in neighbouring Norfolk County, died at the scene. The crash happened on Highway 54 between Onondaga Townline Road and Harrison Road, said OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk. Investigators have determined that the car left the roadway, hit a guardrail and rolled over, ending up in a ditch. That \u00a0stretch of highway follows the river between Caledonia and Brantford. \u00a0The fatal crash happened on the border of Six Nations of the Grand River \u00a0First Nation. Investigators closed the road and were expected to be on the scene until… <\/p>\n

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By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator A driver was killed in a \u00a0single-vehicle collision along the banks of the Grand River northwest of \u00a0Caledonia just before 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The motorist, identified by police as a 19-year-old from Wilsonville in neighbouring Norfolk County, died at the scene. The crash happened on Highway 54 between Onondaga Townline Road and Harrison Road, said OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk. Investigators have determined that the car left the roadway, hit a guardrail and rolled over, ending up in a ditch. That \u00a0stretch of highway follows the river between Caledonia and Brantford. \u00a0The fatal crash happened on the border of Six Nations of the Grand River \u00a0First Nation. Investigators closed the road and were expected to be on the scene until... <\/p>\n

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