Two girls, young man killed in southern Ontario crash, six injured
A night of fun for a group of indigenous youth ended in tragedy when two young girls were among three people killed in a head-on collision in southern Ontario, the chief of the devastated community said Thursday.
Stacey Laforme of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation said the two girls died while travelling home with their youth group from a game of laser tag in nearby Hamilton. Police identified the girls as 12-year-old Grace King and 14-year-old Waagosh Secord.
The fatal accident also claimed the life of 21-year-old Wyatt Martin of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation. The young man was driving a car that crashed into the van carrying the girls, police said.
The incident has left many struggling to come to terms with the loss, Laforme said.