Provincial police say they have charged a man with accessory to murder after the fact in relation to a death in northern Ontario earlier this month. An Ontario Provincial Police patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.
Provincial police say they have charged a man with accessory to murder after the fact in relation to a death in northern Ontario earlier this month. An Ontario Provincial Police patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.
MIDDLESEX - The five people killed in a southwestern Ontario car crash have been identified as high-school students and a staff member who were coming home from an out-of-town sports event.Â
The Bluewater District School Board says they were from a school in Walkerton, a small town northwest of Toronto.Â
The board released a statement calling it a devastating loss for the Walkerton District Community School, the local community and the school board.Â
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Police say the victims of the Friday afternoon crash are four teenage girls, ages 16 and 17, and a 33-year-old man who were all travelling in the same SUV.Â
Ontario Provincial Police say the SUV collided with a transport truck and then crashed into a second SUV at an intersection outside London, Ont.
Four people died at the scene of the crash and a 16-year-old girl who had to be airlifted to hospital later died too.
The board’s statement expressed condolences to “the families directly impacted, as they deal with unimaginable grief and sadness through this sudden and heartbreaking loss.”
“At this incredibly difficult time, we are supporting and respecting the privacy of the grieving families.”Â
Police say the driver and passenger of the second SUV and the driver of the transport truck had minor injuries.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 24, 2025.
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