Fatal accident in Clarington claims two; child airlifted to hospital

Two people are dead, and a child was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a collision at an entrance to an ONroute service centre near Newtonville this morning.

Ontario Provincial Police say a passenger vehicle collided into the rear of a parked transport truck on the right shoulder of Highway 401. The 49 year-old driver and a 16 year-old in the passenger seat were declared dead at the scene, with a five year-old boy child airlifted to hospital.

The investigation is ongoing.

Newtonville is located at the eastern end of Clarington, making it the eastern edge of the GTA.

Photo by Colin Williamson