4 dead, 2 hurt in single-vehicle crash in Puslinch, Ont.

PUSLINCH, Ont. Four people are dead and two others are in life-threatening condition after a single-vehicle crash in Puslinch, a rural township southeast of Guelph, early Saturday, Ontario Provincial Police said.

Officers, firefighters and paramedics were sent to Watson Road South, between Maltby Road East and Wellington Road 34, at about 1:35 a.m., police said in a news release. Six people were in the vehicle. Four were declared dead at the scene, and two were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to The Canadian Press.

Watson Road South was fully closed between Wellington Road 34 and Maltby Road as of a 12:30 p.m. Saturday update, CBC News reported, citing the OPP.

The Wellington County OPP detachment declined to provide identifying information about those involved, including their ages, citing the ongoing investigation. Police said a news conference will be held Sunday morning.

Police are asking anyone with information, dash-camera footage or surveillance footage from the area around the time of the crash to contact the Wellington County OPP.

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