OPP say a three-vehicle collision on Highway 60, east of Huntsville yesterday, killed a pair of tourists visiting Canada from Italy.
It happened about 4 p.m. at the entrance to Algonquin Park's west gate. The collision involved a tour bus along with two cars. The tour bus did not have any passengers on it at the time of the collision.
See: Two dead in three vehicle collision
Huntsville OPP has identified the victims as a 40-year-old woman and 40-year-old man from Italy.
The bus driver who suffered minor injuries is a 52-year-old man from Clarence Crescent On.
The driver of the second car, who suffered minor injuries, is a 36-year-old woman from Oakville. Her passenger, a 34-year-old man from Mississauga, was transported via ORNGE to a Toronto area hospital, suffering from non life-threatening injuries
Highway 60 was closed for several hours while Central Region Traffic Collision Investigators assisted the detachment members with the investigation.
The clean-up of the highway took extra time to ensure all liquids and debris was removed from the highway.
Huntsville and Killaloe OPP, along with Algonquin Highlands Fire, Lake of Bays Fire and Muskoka EMS assisted.
