3 dead in head-on two-vehicle Lakeshore collision

A head-on two-vehicle collision has left three dead Sunday afternoon, OPP say.

The crash happened on Essex CountyRoad 42just east of Elmstead Road in Lakeshoreatabout 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Police say a car going eastbound had "crossed over the centre line" and collided with a car going westbound.

The driver of the eastbound vehicle was a 46-year-old man from Belle River who was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the westbound vehicle was a 53-year-old Windsor man who also died at the site.

A 48-year-old woman from Windsor was the passenger in the westbound vehicle and she died after being transported to hospital.

The investigation is ongoing and the OPP is asking that anyone who witnessed the collision please contact them immediately at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.