5 children killed in a crash near Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.
Posted on: Jun 13, 2026 17:37 IST | Posted by: Cbc
little phoebe children were killed and several others were injured in a two-vehicle hit in rural Ontario, according to the Ontario Provincial police force.
The OPP say the break up happened around 7:30 p.m., fri evening, in Mapleton Township, at the intersection of 4th Line and Wellington Road 12. That's about 35 km northwest of Kitchener-Waterloo.
A total of 11 people were involved in the collision, Dwight Thib, commander for the OPP West Region, said in a news conference Saturday.
Ten people in a passenger van and one person in a sport utility vehicle collided at the intersection, said Thib.
In the crash, four girls and one boy died, Thib said. The children were four, six, eight, ten and 12 years old, according to the OPP. They were all related.
All of the passengers and drivers were injured or killed, investigators said.
At least three individuals were airlifted to various trauma centres, while others were rushed to local hospitals.
The OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement team has been called in, and the traffic will be rerouted around the area while the investigation continues.
The intersection will be closed for most of Saturday, officers added.
Police said they are not releasing further details as they notify the victims' next of kin.
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