Four teenagers and a man are dead after a multi-vehicle crash on Friday near London, police said.
Emergency crews responded around 4:30 p.m. to the crash northeast of London at Thorndale and Cobble Hills roads, Ontario Provincial Police said.
An SUV collided with a transport truck, which then collided with a second SUV, police said in a news release Saturday.
All five victims were in the first SUV, police said.
Two 17-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl died at the scene, police said. A 16-year-old girl and a 33-year-old man were taken to hospital where they were later pronounced dead.
The truck driver and the two people in the second SUV sustained minor injuries, police said.
Police are asking any witnesses in the area at the time of the crash to check their dash cam footage. Anyone with information is asked to contact police or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.
In a post on X Saturday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was “devastated” about the crash.
“My thoughts are with the families and loved ones grieving this terrible loss,” the post read.
