Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a fiery crash on Monday morning following a single vehicle crash near Wawa, Ontario.
It happened around 7:30 am on Hwy 17 near Catfish Lake. The vehicle appears to have crashed into a rock cut and burst into flames
UPDATE:COLLISION: #Hwy17 to be CLOSED between #Wawa and #WhiteRiver for several hours, due to a collision. Reopening time unknown. ^ag
— OPPCommunicationsNER (@OPP_COMM_NER) September 5, 2016
The driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries but the four passengers in the car were killed in the collision.
All four victims that died in the crash were from Manitoba but police will not release their names until next of kin have been contacted.
Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, and police continue to investigate the cause.
-News4 Staff-
