The Peace Bridge, one of four major crossings into the US from Canada, is closed after a car crashed and exploded at The Rainbow Bridge on Nov 22, 2023 in Niagara Falls, New York. (PHOTO / AFP)
OTTAWA — Four teens and a woman are dead following a two-vehicle collision in Toronto, Canada, late Saturday, local police said on Sunday.
The Chinese Consulate General in Toronto has confirmed that the four teenagers aged 15-17 are international students from China.
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Police said the crash occurred on Highway 60, near Hidden Valley Road, at approximately 11:10 pm local time (1610 GMT), between a westbound Mercedes SUV and an eastbound Ford SUV.
Police said the teenagers were inside the Mercedes and pronounced dead at the scene.
A 42-year-old woman was driving the Ford SUV and succumbed to her injuries after being transported to hospital, the police said.