HALDIMAND — Newly obtained provincial records show that while there have been fewer fatal collisions along Highway 6 in Haldimand County compared to previous years, the number of crashes has risen.
Our last report on Highway 6, published in January 2020, identified 10 deaths and 166 collisions between 2018-19 on the 39km stretch of highway that runs through Haldimand.
This past summer, concerned resident Sarah King reached out to The Press following the death of a 17-year-old driver on June 6, 2026 on Highway 6 just outside of Caledonia. She also took to Facebook at the time, posting to local social media group Let’s Talk Haldimand to see if anyone had ideas to make the dangerous stretch of road safer.
Some suggestions from the 108 comments the post generated included implementing roundabouts, widening the roadway to allow a turning lane in the middle, increased driver education, and more patience on the road from motorists.
—Haldimand Press photo by Kennedy Gordon.
The Press reached out to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), requesting an updated set of statistics covering 2020 to present day through a freedom of information request.
Along with the data, the MTO provided the following statement: “The ministry maintains collision records and related traffic safety data for provincial highways. However, the ministry is providing the requested data for information purposes only and is not providing an analysis or interpretation of the data.”
The provided statistics reveal that between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2026 402 collisions occurred along the Haldimand corridor, resulting in seven fatalities, 98 non-fatal injuries, and 297 incidents of property damage. A breakdown of the statistics reveals a sharp increase in the number of collisions along the stretch in 2024-25.
The report categorizes collisions as fatal, involving injury but no fatality, or involving property damage without fatality or injury.
- 2020: 62 collisions (1 fatal, 24 causing injury, 37 causing property damage)
- 2021: 43 collisions (3 fatal, 10 causing injury, 30 causing property damage)
- 2022: 44 collisions (0 fatal, 12 causing injury, 32 causing property damage)
- 2023: 48 collisions (1 fatal, 12 causing injury, 35 causing property damage)
- 2024: 89 collisions (0 fatal, 19 causing injury, 70 causing property damage)
- 2025: 84 collisions (0 fatal, 19 causing injury, 65 causing property damage)
- 2026 (to June 30): 32 collisions (2 fatal, 2 causing injury, 28 causing property damage)
The intersection of Highway 6 and Haldibrook Road, which has been the subject of criticism from local leaders including Ward 3 Councillor Dan Lawrence and Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady, had a total of 38 collisions over the time period, or approximately 9.4% of the reported accidents over the six-and-a-half-years.
None of those were fatal according to the data set, with 15 logged as non-fatal injuries and 23 listed as having led to property damage only.
When addressing Queen’s Park about the intersection in 2024, Brady referred to it as “deadly,” asking Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria whether the government would speed up their plans to install a set of traffic lights by 2028.
“I’ve sent the minister a list of the accidents at Highway 6 and Haldibrook Road. Sadly, 10 people have lost their lives over the past two years at this intersection, and, again, this government is going to dither and delay until 2028?” asked Brady at the time.
The Press followed up with the MPP to ask about her provided statistics, noting the MTO data indicated zero deaths had occurred at the intersection between 2022-24, the period of time referenced by Brady.
In a phone message left with The Press, Brady said the numbers she quoted were the result of residents calling in to her office to report deaths after she had publicly quoted the zero figure, and that it would be a good idea to find out why the MTO stats don’t reflect what the OPP has on record.
The Press reached out to the OPP for clarification but were informed that the OPP uses the same set of statistics as MTO, and do not have any information to provide regarding the purported deaths referenced by Brady.
The Press asked Brady’s office for a copy of the files sent to the MTO in 2024 but did not receive a copy after over a month of communication.
Brady provided the following statement on the matter: “We had the information but haven’t been able to locate the file with the specific numbers. There have been some staff who have come and gone so finding it has been difficult. That was the information we had at the time. But the priority is to get the intersection fixed. It is a dangerous intersection. I have heard from many concerned constituents who have had family injured there. We can’t downplay it. Again, we need to fix that intersection. And I will continue working to that end.”
A request to the MTO to provide those files sent by Brady in 2024 resulted in direction to submit another freedom of information request, which has since been submitted.
The intersection continues to be a problem for commuters, rising from just two collisions in 2023 to 12 in 2025. Twenty of the total 38 were the result of angle collisions, while 10 were the result of turning movement. Thirty-five collisions took place on clear days, with 34 of them occurring on dry roads.
“The ministry is actively moving forward with the necessary steps to improve the safety and operations of the intersection while accommodating projected traffic growth in this area,” said the MTO in a statement to The Press. “Intersection improvements at Highway 6 and Haldibrook Road are currently in the design process, and this project is on the current Ontario Highways Program (OHP), scheduled for construction starting in 2028.”
The broader corridor continues to prove dangerous as well for motorists, rising from just 48 collisions in 2023 to 84 in 2025.
Across the full 402 logged collisions, 122 were the result of rear-ends, 107 were single motor vehicle accidents, 41 were sideswipes, and 30 were the result of turning movements.
Additionally, 333 of the total collisions took place on a clear day, with 313 of them occurring on completely dry roads.
Below is a record of the seven fatal collisions that took place over the study period.
- September 5, 2020: A high-impact approaching collision occurred on a wet surface along a non-intersection segment of Highway 6 near Hagersville, between 10th and 11th Concession, resulting in one death.
- March 11, 2021: A high-speed sideswipe collision claimed a life on a clear day and dry roadway along a straight stretch of Highway 6 north of Hagersville.
- June 17, 2021: A fatal angle collision occurred on the northern border of Caledonia during clear daylight conditions.
- August 13, 2021: A severe rear-end collision occurred at an intersection near Jarvis on dry asphalt, leading to a fatality.
- May 14, 2023: A single-vehicle fatal crash took place when a car lost control on dry pavement and struck a tree near a private highway driveway entrance south of Caledonia.
- January 22, 2026: A severe winter storm brought heavy snow and strong winds, leading to a fatal head-on collision over icy asphalt on a non-intersection segment of Highway 6 just south of the Hamilton border.
- June 6, 2026: A head-on collision on a clear, dry summer afternoon at a non-intersection point on Highway 6 near 5th Line outside of Caledonia claimed the life of a 17-year-old male driver.
