One person was killed and five others were injured in a crash of two vehicles on Highway 417 near Kasselman, Ont., On Friday afternoon.
The two vehicles collided in the eastern lanes of the highway just before 4 pm, and one of them left the highway and hit a tree, Ontario police said.
An adult in one of the vehicles was pronounced dead on the spot, while four others were taken to hospital with serious injuries, the OPP reported.
The driver of the other vehicle was slightly injured, police added.
At 9 p.m., Highway 417 to the east was still closed between 66 and 79 miles, the OPP reported. The OPP’s accident investigators were still on the scene on Friday night.
Casselman is about 60 kilometers east of downtown Ottawa.
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