The OPP has released the names of a mother and son from Amherstburg who were killed in a pile up near Chatham Sunday afternoon.
Lacie Brundritt, 42, and 14-year-old Kyle Brundritt were pronounced dead at the scene.
They were stopped on Hwy. 401 near Dillon Rd. around 4:30pm when their pickup was hit by a westbound tractor trailer.
Their pickup was carrying four people and was one of five vehicles stopped because of a separate crash.
The 39-year-old father driving the pickup was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries and another 12-year-old son was transported by ambulance to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Kyle was a student at St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School. The school's student council tweeted condolences after it was learned that Kyle had died in the crash.
Anyone with information, including dash camera or video records, regarding this collision is asked to call Chatham-Kent OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of a fellow Wildcat, Kyle Brundrit, and his mother. He and his family are in our prayers??
— Villanova S. Council (@VillyParliament) July 31, 2017