Two teens from Guelph, Ont. are facing second-degree murder charges in connection with a fatal pedestrian collision last weekend that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and paramedics responded to the collision, which involved a minivan, on Wellington Road 29, south of Eramosa-Garafraxa Town Line just after midnight last Saturday.
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The victim has been identified as a teen from Puslinch Township, OPP said.
According to police, officers arrested two 17-year-old boys on Friday. Both were held in custody and are scheduled to appear in Ontario Court of Justice in Guelph on Saturday.
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Their identities are protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
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