(Puslinch, Canada) – Four people died and two others suffered life-threatening injuries when a vehicle crashed on Watson Road South early Saturday, October 31, according to Wellington County OPP statements reported by local newsrooms.

Police were called shortly after 1:30 a.m. to the road just north of Wellington Road 34. Six people were inside the vehicle, Detachment Commander Inspector Karen Medeiros said in a police update reported by Grand 101.

Global News reported that four occupants were pronounced dead at the scene and the two survivors were taken to hospital. The reports reviewed did not establish the occupants’ identities or what caused the collision.

Police seek camera footage

Saturday’s police updates said Watson Road South was closed between Wellington Road 34 and Maltby Road East while investigators worked. Drivers were asked to use another route. Those reports do not establish a reopening time.

Anyone with information, dashcam recordings or nearby surveillance footage from around the time of the collision can contact Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

Grand 101 reported that police planned a further media briefing for 10 a.m. Sunday, November 1, at the detachment’s Rockwood office.

Source: Grand101, October31: Wellington County OPP update and Inspector Karen Medeiros statement; GuelphToday, October31; Global News, October31.

Editorial illustration; not a photograph of the collision.