2 dead after fiery Mt. Hope crash

Two men are dead after a fiery, multiple car crash in Mt. Hope near Hamilton Tuesday morning.

Ontario Provincial Police say Highway 6 will be closed for several hours while they investigate the collision at Chippewa Road West, south of Airport Road.

It happened just before 7 a.m., said OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, when a Ford SUV going southbound on Highway 6 crossed over and slammed into a Volvo in the northbound lanes.

One person is dead after a car crash near Hamilton Tuesday morning. (Tony Smyth/CBC)

Then the Volvo caught fire. Hamilton fire spokesperson Claudio Mostacci said, when firefighters got to the scene, one vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. He couldn't say if anyone was still inside.

Another car then plowed into the two vehicles, sending all three spinning sideways, Schmidt said.

The 53-year-old driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 18-year-old who was driving the Volvo was rushed to hospital in critical condition, where he then died.

The driver and passenger of the third vehicle were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

It took fire crews about 15 minutes to douse the car fire, Mostacci said. "You try to put it out before it gets to the gas tank," he said.

Schmidt told CBC News that the roads in the area are wet and it's snowing. "But you can still see the highway lines quite clearly," he said.

Investigators expect to be on scene for quite some time. "It'll be three or four hours for sure," Schmidt said.

An Ornge air helicopter was originally called in because of the crash, but then cancelled.

This map shows where the crash took place. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, while three others have been taken to hospital - one in critical condition and two with minor injuries. (Google)

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