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5 children killed in a crash near Kitchener-Waterloo: OPP
Ontario Provincial Police said three patients were airlifted to trauma centres as investigators worked to notify next of kin after the crash.
- On Friday night, a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of 4th Line and Wellington Road 12 in Mapleton Township killed five children and seriously injured several others, Ontario Provincial Police confirmed.
- Investigators reported that nine people occupied the passenger van while one person was in the SUV when they collided, with all victims related and including children aged four, six, eight, ten, and twelve.
- Four adults and one infant sustained serious injuries and remain hospitalized, Wellington County OPP Const. Matt Burton said, while three patients were airlifted to trauma centres and the SUV driver also suffered serious injuries.
- Superintendant Dwight Thib extended condolences to the families and community during a Saturday news conference, thanking the Good Samaritans who stopped to assist first responders during the tragedy.
- The intersection remained closed Saturday as the OPP traffic incident management and enforcement team investigated, with Wellington County OPP requesting that witnesses or those with dashcam footage contact the department.
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