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3 dead, others injured, in Highway 401 crash near Maitland, Ont.

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP are investigating a break-in at a home in Bobcaygeon on July 12, 2022. The Canadian Press file

BROCKVILLE, Ont. — Provincial police are confirming three people have died in a collision between a semi and a passenger vehicle on Highway 401.

Police say it happened early Monday evening just east of Maitland, in Augusta Township.

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Two other people were transported to hospital, but police said they did not know the extent of their injuries.

An OPP Technical Collision Investigation team has been called to the scene.

An eastbound section of Highway 401 in the vicinity was closed off after the crash.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or has dash-camera footage of it to contact them.

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