
A tragic accident in the west end of the Ottawa region has claimed the lives of two 17 year old girls. Ottawa Fire received a call from police that a vehicle left the road and crashed into a wooded area near 7025 Fernbank Road just before 9:30 Sunday evening.When emergency crews arrived on scene they found four people in the vehicle, and three were unconscious. Firefighters had to extricate all the patients, including the two 17-year-old girls, who were pronounced dead at the scene. Another 17-year-old girl was transported to hospital for traumatic injuries, and is in serious but stable condition. An 18-year-old male was also found with traumatic injuries, and was transported to hospital in serious but stable condition. (Ottawa police and local files)