Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a sixth person has been pronounced dead in hospital after a serious two-vehicle crash that happened in Mapleton, Ont. last week.<\/p>\n
In a press release shared Friday, OPP announced the death of a 42-year-old man from Brampton who was the driver and lone occupant of an SUV that collided with a passenger van on June 12.<\/p>\n
A total of 10 people were in the van at the time of the crash, including 5 children who were pronounced dead at the scene. The other five passengers sustained various injuries ranging from serious to minor, police said.<\/p>\n
Four girls and one boy who were killed were members of a family from the community of Elmira and were 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years old.<\/p>\n
A funeral service for the children was scheduled for Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Police continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to the deadly crash and are appealing for witnesses.<\/p>\n
A GoFundMe<\/a> has been started, for Peter and Elizabeth Bartsch \u2013 a couple who were in the van, but not related to the five Elmira children.<\/p>\n
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