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Three people dead in two vehicle collision near Orangeville, Ont.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Sep, 2014 01:39 PM

ORANGEVILLE, Ont. - Three people have been killed in a two vehicle collision near Orangeville, Ont. about 80 kilometres northwest of Toronto.

Ontario Provincial Police say the accident occurred around 11 o`clock last night (on Dufferin Side Road 10 and Mono-Amaranth Townline, in Amaranth Township).

Investigators say one person was pronounced dead at the scene, and the deaths of the other two were confirmed early this morning.

The names of the victims are being withheld pending notification of their next of kin.

No other details concerning the crash have been released.

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