'Families forever changed,' OPP says after 4 teens killed in crash south of Guelph
Nov 1, 2026
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We're learning more about the four people who died
and two others injured after a single vehicle
collision in Puslinch, Ontario.
Officials from OPP's Wellington County Detachment say around 1:30
a.m. on October 31st, a vehicle was traveling along Watson Road South,
just north of Wellington
Road 34. The vehicle left the roadway,
struck a guardrail and went into a ravine. OPP, Puslinch
Fire and Guelph Wellington Paramedic
Services responded to the collision.
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene,
including a 19-year-old man and 17-year-old girl
from Mississauga, a 19-year-old man from Brampton,
and a 15-year-old girl from Milton. Two others
survived.
The surviving occupants include a 17-year-old female
who remains in hospital with life-altering
injuries and a 16-year-old female
who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Families have been
forever changed and an entire community
is searching for answers. Our responsibility
is to ensure those answers are based on evidence,
facts, and a thorough investigation.
The speed limit on this stretch of road is 50 kilometers per hour.
There is a warning sign to reduce speed just before a bend in the road.
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the crash
and if speed, substances or seatbelts played a role.
I don't believe that this vehicle had enough seatbelts
for the amount of occupants that were in the vehicle at that time.
But currently it's under investigation
to determine whether or not speed
or the seatbelts were the causal factors.
It's also unclear where the vehicle was coming from or headed towards.
The OPP say this stretch of Watson Road will remain closed until
the guardrail is repaired.
Dale Minukduk, CBC News, Puslinch.

