UPDATE: August 20, 2018, 5:35 p.m.
Huntsville OPP has identified the deceased victims as a 40-year-old female and 40-year-old male from Italy. The bus driver who suffered minor injuries is a 52-year-old male from Clarence Crescent ON. The driver of the second car, who suffered minor injuries, is a 36-year-old female from Oakville, ON and her passenger, who was transported via ORNGE to a Toronto area hospital suffered non-life threatening injuries, a 34-year-old male from Mississauga, ON.
Highway #60 was closed for several hours while Central Region Traffic Collision Investigators assisted the detachment members with the investigation. The clean-up of highway #60 took extra time to ensure all liquids and debris was removed from the highway.
On Sunday August 19, 2018 at about 4:00pm Huntsville and Killaloe Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Algonquin Highlands Fire, Lake of Bays Fire and Muskoka EMS attended a motor vehicle collision on highway #60 at the entrance to Algonquin Park’s west gate. The collision involved a tour bus along with two other vehicles. The tour bus did not have any passengers on it at the time of the collision.
Initial investigation determined that a small blue car was heading west on highway #60 crossed the centre line striking the bus head on. The blue car then flipped on the road, striking a small black car. Two people were transported to a local area hospital where they were treated and released for non-life threatening injuries. A third person was transported to a Toronto area hospital by ORNGE with serious injuries. Two others were confirmed deceased at the scene. Their names will be withheld pending next of kin notification.
Highway #60 was closed for several hours while Central Region Traffic Collision Investigators assisted the detachment members with the investigation.
Huntsville OPP would like to thank all who stopped and assisted with the victims of this collision, including Algonquin Park staff.
Members of the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are committed to public safety, delivering proactive and innovative policing in partnership with our communities. Officers value your contribution to building safe communities. If you have information about suspected unlawful activity, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or visit Crime Stoppers at: www.crimestopperssdm.com or call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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