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OPP Investigate Two Southwestern Ontario Road Deaths as Court Files Blame Officer in 2023 Bus Crash

New filings attribute the bus collision to a missed stop, confirming a $53,457 settlement approved by a Superior Court justice.

After a collision on Medway Road, a truck is in a cornfield on the north side of the road, while a heavily damaged vehicle is reported in the trees on the south side, though it isn’t visible. Photograph taken on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)
Flowers were laid on Tueday, May 30, 2023, at the intersection of Oxford County Road 33 and Highway 59, where a collision a day earlier between a school bus and unmarked Ontario Provincial Police vehicle killed both drivers. (Calvi Leon/The London Free Press)
A shoe and parts of a vehicle lay strewn on John Wise Road after a serious crash involving a pick-up truck on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)

Overview

  • Elgin OPP say a pedestrian struck by a pickup on John Wise Line south of St. Thomas late Monday was taken to hospital and later died, and the driver was not injured as the road was closed for hours.
  • Middlesex OPP report a 17-year-old from Thorndale died at the scene after an eastbound SUV crossed the centre line on Medway Road and hit a westbound grain truck, with the truck driver treated for minor injuries and investigators seeking tips.
  • Legal documents state Det.-Const. Steven Tourangeau drove through a stop sign at Oxford Road 33 and Highway 59 in May 2023 and hit a northbound school bus, which rolled three times and killed both drivers.
  • An affidavit from lawyer Emily Woods for the family of bus driver David James Stewart cites the officer’s inattention as the cause after reviewing an OPP report and notes no reasonable prospect of liability for other parties.
  • The documents record a $53,457 settlement negotiated with Tourangeau’s insurer that received approval from Superior Court Justice Ian Leach.