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Two dead, two injured in Hwy. 401 crash near Dutton

Ontario Provincial Police

OPP say charges are pending following a fatal crash on the 401 near Dutton Tuesday afternoon.

A woman and child were killed and two other people were taken to hospital when a pickup truck heading east crossed the centre median and struck a westbound van.

The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. near Dutton.

“We had a vehicle cross over into the westbound lane and it struck another vehicle,” said OPP Const. Adam Crewdson.

“[Another] child was taken to hospital with serious injuries but is now stable,” he said. “The driver of the vehicle that crossed over was also taken to hospital and should be in stable condition.”
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Two people in the van, 42-year-old Sarah Payne and five-year-old Freya Payne of London, died of their injuries.

A six-year-old boy in the van, William Payne, and the 56-year-old Cambridge man driving the pickup remain in stable condition.

Elgin County OPP say charges are pending.

The 401 was shut down for nearly seven hours but re-opened in both directions at about 11 p.m.

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