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Victims identified in Tilbury crash
The Chatham-Kent police have completed a next-of-kin notification with the families of the two deceased occupants involved in the fatal collision early Sunday morning.
At about 12:20 a.m., Sunday morning, emergency crews attended the area of Coatsworth Road and Herman Line, Tilbury East Township in response to a vehicle that had left the roadway and was engulfed in flames. An 18-year-old Leamington man extricated himself and was transported via ambulance to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. He was later air lifted to the London Health Sciences Center where he remains in critical condition.
The deceased have been identified as Jake Fast, 18, of Leamington, Ontario and Frank Wiebe, 17, of Leamington, Ontario. Members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service offer their deepest condolences to the family and friends of both Fast and Wiebe.
The collision remains under investigation by the Chatham-Kent Police Traffic Management Unit. Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Mike Pearce at 519-355-1092. Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and may be eligible for a cash reward.
alicia
February 9, 2012 at 4:00 am
My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of these young men. So very sad.
pete
February 10, 2012 at 2:58 am
Deepest condolences to family and friends of the 2 young men and our best hopes for young man in hospital. I worry about a new car bursting into flames, there should be safety devices to prevent that. Any news on type of vehicle.
brad
February 10, 2012 at 2:25 pm
What a terrible tragedy, our prayers and thoughts are with the families of these young people. I have to agree with other posters that it is suprising that the vehicle is not being identified
rosanna
February 12, 2012 at 4:22 am
Frank Wiebe was my 2nd cousin
pete
February 16, 2012 at 12:20 am
I’m so sorry to hear of your loss Rosanna, my family suffered a similar loss. I would like to see if there are any similarities in the type of vehicles that were involved in our shared tragedies. Would you know the make and model and year of the vehicle Frank was in? Thank you, Pete.