4 teenagers, 1 man dead after multi-vehicle crash near London, police say

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Four teenagers and a antheral are dormant aft an Ontario clang adjacent London connected Friday. The deceased were students and unit astatine Walkerton District Community School, according to the schoolhouse Board.

Victims were returning to a Walkerton schoolhouse aft a sporting event, schoolhouse committee says

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· Posted: May 24, 2025 10:27 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 24

4 teens, antheral killed successful multi-vehicle clang adjacent London, Ont.

Bluewater District School Board officials accidental 5 radical — 4 precocious schoolhouse students and a unit subordinate — are dormant aft a clang portion returning from a sporting lawsuit northeast of London, Ont., connected Friday. Police accidental each 5 victims were successful a SUV that collided with a transport truck, which past collided with a 2nd SUV.

Four teenagers and a man are dormant aft a multi-vehicle clang connected Friday adjacent London, Ontario Provincial Police said.

Emergency crews responded astir 4:30 p.m. to the clang northeast of London astatine Thorndale and Cobble Hills roads, Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said Saturday.

He says an SUV collided with a transport truck, which past collided with a 2nd SUV.

All 5 victims were successful the archetypal SUV, helium said.

Two 17-year-old girls and a 16-year-old miss died astatine the scene, Sanchuk said. A 16-year-old miss and 33-year-old antheral were taken to infirmary wherever they were aboriginal pronounced dead.

The motortruck operator and the 2 radical successful the 2nd SUV sustained insignificant injuries, helium said.

"We're not going to beryllium releasing immoderate further information, conscionable to springiness that accidental to the grieving and devastated families to conscionable bash that: grieve," Sanchuk said.

Victims returning from sports event: schoolhouse board

Bluewater District School Board said successful a statement Saturday the 4 teenagers were students astatine Walkerton District Community School, and the 33-year-old was a unit member. They had been returning to the school, located conscionable implicit 100 kilometres northbound of the crash, pursuing a sporting lawsuit adjacent London.

"Our heartfelt condolences spell retired to the families straight impacted, arsenic they woody with unimaginable grief and sadness done this abrupt and heartbreaking loss," the connection said, adding nary further details would beryllium released to respect the privateness of the victims' grieving families.

On a outpouring time with premix of prima and cloud, connected a agrarian agelong of roadworthy surrounded by workplace fields, tyre tracks are seen starring from the roadworthy to the tract beside the road. A motortruck is passing successful the adjacent distance

The schoolhouse committee is offering intelligence wellness supports to students and unit astatine the schoolhouse successful the weeks ahead.

Police are asking immoderate witnesses successful the country astatine the clip of the clang to cheque their dashcam footage. Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction constabulary oregon permission an anonymous extremity with Crime Stoppers.

In a X post Saturday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said helium was "devastated" astir the crash.

"My thoughts are with the families and loved ones grieving this unspeakable loss," the station read.

With files from Andre La Rosa-Rodriguez, Rochelle Raveendran and Ethan Lang

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