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Three-vehicle crash kills 3 people in eastern Ontario: OPP

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D’Andrea, A. (2026, September 18). Three-vehicle crash kills 3 people in eastern Ontario: OPP. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12064346/three-vehicle-crash-kills-3-people-in-eastern-ontario-opp/

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A three-vehicle collision near the Ontario-Quebec border in South Glengarry Township resulted in the deaths of three people on Thursday evening just after 9:45 p.m. The victims include a 61-year-old driver and a 54-year-old passenger from South Glengarry, along with an 18-year-old driver from North Glengarry. One person was taken to the hospital for assessment. Police are investigating the cause of the crash and have requested any available information or footage from witnesses.

Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Ontario Provincial Police reported a fatal three-vehicle collision near County Road 17 and County Road 27 in South Glengarry Township, Ontario, just after 9:45 p.m. Thursday. Three people died at the scene: a 61-year-old driver from South Glengarry, a 54-year-old passenger also from South Glengarry, and an 18-year-old driver from North Glengarry. The occupants of the third vehicle were taken to hospital for evaluation. Police are investigating the cause of the crash and have requested anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact them.

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Topics

OPP Ontario Ontario Provincial Police Quebec South Glengarry

Subjects

South Glengarry GPE · 2× North Glengarry GPE · 1× OPP ORG · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× Ontario Provincial Police ORG · 1× Quebec GPE · 1× South Glengarry Township GPE · 1×

Narrative

Three people were pronounced dead at the scene, including a 61-year-old driver from South Glengarry, a 54-year-old passenger from South Glengarry and an 18-year-old driver from North Glengarry.

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🔮 Anyone who may have information or dashcam footage relevant to the incident is asked to contact police.

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Three-vehicle crash kills 3 people in eastern Ontario: OPP · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 1 hedged)

Three people are dead after a three-vehicle collision near the Ontario-Quebec border, Ontario Provincial Police say. asserted

Police → say → border

OPP said officers were called to County Road 17 near County Road 27 in South Glengarry Township just after 9:45 p.m. Thursday for reports of a collision involving three vehicles. asserted

officers → say → vehicles

Three people were pronounced dead at the scene, including a 61-year-old driver from South Glengarry, a 54-year-old passenger from South Glengarry and an 18-year-old driver from North Glengarry. asserted

people → pronounce → Glengarry

The occupants of a third vehicle were transported to hospital for assessment, police said. asserted

police → transport → assessment

Anyone who may have information or dashcam footage relevant to the incident is asked to contact police. uncertain

who → have → police