Damage Minimal to Tillsonburg Mall, Driver Charged

Friday, 4 January 2013 10:09

Tillsonburg's Chief Building Official says damage was minimal to the Town Centre Mall. It was hit by a car in a 3-vehicle crash yesterday morning. After striking a transport truck and a parked car, a wayward Toyota then drove into the Northern Reflections store in the mall. Geno Vanhaelewyn with the town says the car only damaged a window and door, and the building was not structurally damaged. However, Northern Reflections remains closed today. The driver of the Toyota, 88-year-old Robert Simpson of Tillsonburg is charged with failing to yield to traffic.

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