Elderly couple dead after two-vehicle crash near Copetown

A man and woman in their 80s have died following a two-vehicle crash Friday morning near Copetown.

Hamilton police say a black Ford Focus and white Chevrolet Impala collided shortly before 10:45 a.m. on Highway 52, just south of Powerline Road.

Officers say the elderly couple in the Chevrolet Impala were pronounced dead after their car landed in the ditch.

A woman in her 50s who was the sole occupant of the Ford Focus was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

2024-03-22 11:20:53 COLLISION : #Ancaster Highway 52 N CLOSED from Jerseyville Rd W to Governor’s Rd #HamOnt

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Indy Bharaj from the Hamilton Police Service says they used remotely piloted aircraft systems to collect information and measurements of the crash from above to help figure out what caused the crash.

Highway 52 was closed between Governors Road and Jerseyville Road West on Friday for the investigation.

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Residents of the area say there was snow on the ground at the time of the crash and explain this section of Highway 52 North can be dangerous at times.

One resident says the community is waiting for a roundabout to be added at the highway’s intersection with Powerline Road West because cars turning left are currently a hazard.

In an update released five days after the crash, authorities were able to determine that the driver of the Chevrolet Impala lost control while heading southbound. The car veered into the oncoming lane and struck the black Ford Focus that was travelling north.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Const. Wes Wilson at 905-546-4753 or wwilson@hamiltonpolice.ca.