OPP investigating fatal collision on Highway 401
Posted Apr 26, 2022 07:53:00 PM.
The Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a collision that took place on Highway 401 on April 18, leaving three people dead and two others in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
At approximately 7:30 p.m., OPP officers responded to collision involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle eastbound on Highway 401, just east of Maitland in the Augusta Township. The Augusta Fire Rescue and Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service also attended the scene. As a result of the collision, three people were confirmed dead and two others were transported to a hospital and have since been released.
Chantal Dendooven-Legault, 68, seven-year-old Emerik Giroux and three-year-old Maelie Giroux were all pronounced dead. All three were from Laval, Quebec.
The investigation is still ongoing, with assistance from the Grenville County OPP crime unit. More information will be released as it becomes available.
The OPP is still appealing for witnesses, and is asking that anyone who witnessed this collision or has dash-camera footage of the incident to notify the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
