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Perth County OPP, along with paramedics and firefighters, responded to a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a pickup truck on Perth Line 86 at approximately 8:30 p.m. on October 4, 2025.

Police reported that two people, aged 72 and 75, who were travelling in the passenger vehicle, died from injuries sustained in the collision.

The pickup truck driver was transported to hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening and was later released.

After an investigation lasting approximately one year, police arrested the accused on Wednesday and laid two counts of second-degree murder.

The 18-year-old was released from custody and is expected to appear in court in Stratford at a later date.

OPP confirmed the accused was under the age of 18 at the time of the collision. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the individual’s identity cannot legally be released.