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3 people died in head-on crash last week in New Tecumseth, Ont.: police

Ontario Provincial Police say they're investigating a head-on collision in New Tecumseth that left three people dead last week.

Provincial police say all 3 people, a man and 2 women, were from Brampton

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A crash between a car and pickup truck southwest of Barrie left three people dead last week, Ontario Provincial Police say. All three were from Brampton. (CBC News)

Ontario Provincial Police say they're investigating a head-on collision in New Tecumseth that left three people dead last week.

Police say officers and first responders rushed to the scene of the crash involving a car and a pickup truck on Tottenham Road between 12 Line and 11 Line, southwest of Barrie, around 6 a.m. on Feb. 14.

They say the vehicles were travelling in opposite directions when they collided head-on.

Investigators say the three people in the car, a 25-year-old male driver, a 25-year-old female passenger and a 23-year old male passenger, died at the scene.

All three were from Brampton.

Police say the driver of the pickup truck didn't sustain serious injuries.