{"id":105381,"date":"2025-03-14T09:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T13:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=105381"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:52:19","slug":"champlain-township-teen-two-others-killed-in-head-on-collision-near-cornwall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/en\/actualites\/champlain-township-teen-two-others-killed-in-head-on-collision-near-cornwall\/","title":{"rendered":"Champlain Township teen, two others, killed in head-on collision near Cornwall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>A section of County Road 2 was closed overnight as police conducted their investigation and has since reopened.<\/p>\n<p>OPP are asking anyone with relevant information or dashcam video to contact the Stormont, Dundas &amp; Glengarry OPP at 1-88-310-1122 and refer to incident E250304292.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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