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Two teens dead, five people injured after collision in Norwich, Ont.

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An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown during a press conference in Barrie, Ont., on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Two teenagers are dead following a single-vehicle collision in Norwich, Ont., that sent a driver and several passengers to hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Two teenagers are dead following a single-vehicle collision in Norwich, Ont., that sent a driver and several passengers to hospital.

Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a single-vehicle collision around 12:05 a.m. on Friday.

Police say seven people were in a vehicle that left the road and rolled over, ejecting one passenger and leaving the several others trapped. 

They say an 18-year-old from Brantford, Ont., was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the driver and five passengers were taken to hospital. 

A 16-year-old from Mount Pleasant, Ont., was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police say they are investigating. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 4, 2023.

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