Three people were killed in a head-on collision Thursday night, March 14, in a head-on collision east of Cornwall, including a 16-year-old girl from Champlain Township.
According to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the driver of an eastbound car on County Road 2 crossed over to the westbound lanes, causing other drivers to swerve out of the way. Two vehicles then crashed head-on and one caught on fire.
The driver of the eastbound car was pronounced dead at the scene, as well as the driver and a passenger of a westbound vehicle. A second passenger of that vehicle, a 16-year-old boy from Cornwall, was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
A 44-year-old man from Ottawa and a 65-year-old woman from Cornwall died in the collision along with the teen from Champlain Township.
A section of County Road 2 was closed overnight as police conducted their investigation and has since reopened.
OPP are asking anyone with relevant information or dashcam video to contact the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry OPP at 1-88-310-1122 and refer to incident E250304292.