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Tragedy in southwestern Ontario

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Published Monday, Feb. 06, 2012 10:28PM EST

Last updated Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012 10:38AM EST

Eleven people were killed when a flatbed truck slammed into a large passenger van carrying a group of migrant workers on a rural road, in one of the worst crashes in Ontario’s history

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Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews investigate a multiple fatal motor vehicle accident near Hampstead, Ont., Feb. 6, 2012. Police say 11 people died in the crash.
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Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews investigate a multiple fatal motor vehicle accident near Hampstead, Ont.,Feb. 6, 2012. Police say 11 people died in the crash.
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Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews investigate a multiple fatal motor vehicle accident near Hampstead, Ont., , Feb. 6, 2012. Police say 11 people died in the crash.
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Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews investigate a multiple fatal motor vehicle accident near Hampstead, Ontario, Monday, February 6, 2012. Police say 11 people died in the crash.
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Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews investigate a multiple fatal motor vehicle accident near Hampstead, Ontario, Monday, February 6, 2012. Police say 11 people died in the crash.
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Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews investigate a multiple fatal motor vehicle accident near Hampstead, Ontario, Monday, February 6, 2012. Police say 11 people died in the crash.
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Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews investigate a multiple fatal motor vehicle accident near Hampstead, Ontario, Monday, February 6, 2012. Police say 11 people died in the crash.

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