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OPP release details of victims, injured in fatal collision near Guelph

OPP said investigators continue to gather and preserve evidence in what she calls a complex investigation, but it is too soon to determine the exact details of what occurred.

OPP release details of victims, injured in fatal collision near Guelph

Four young lives were tragically lost and two more sustained serious injuries after a car veered off the road and plunged into a ravine near Puslinch, Ontario, just outside Guelph. Ontario provincial police are examining whether the absence of adequate seatbelts may have played a role in this devastating incident. Six young individuals from the Greater Toronto Area were passengers in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

Tragically, four of them – including a 19-year-old man from Mississauga, another 19-year-old from Mississauga, a 17-year-old girl from Mississauga, and a 15-year-old from Milton – were pronounced dead at the scene. Another 17-year-old girl from Mississauga remains hospitalized, facing life-altering injuries, while a 16-year-old from Mississauga sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Ontario provincial police spokesperson, Insp. Karen Medeiros, described the crash as an "unimaginable loss" and a "heartbreaking reminder of the lives that can be forever changed by a serious collision." Authorities are probing whether speed may have been a factor in the fatal accident and are seeking any information or surveillance footage from the area.

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