Fatal crash claims two lives

Two men are dead, and a woman and two other men are in hospital with serious to life-threatening injuries after a car driven by an 83-year old male left his lane colliding head-on with three of eight motorcycles. The collision happened on Loyalist Parkway, just west of Hillier near Stapleton Road just after 2 on Saturday afternoon. Two motorcycle riders Darren Philip WILLIAMS, 46, of Quinte West and‎ Edgar Wayne BOONE, 58, of Ottawa were pronounced dead at the scene. Three (3) others, the male driver of the car and a female passenger, 80, both of Brighton and another male, motorcycle rider, 65 of Sydenham were transported with serious to life-threatening injuries to hospital. Assisting members of the Prince Edward detachment were the Prince Edward County Fire Department, Quinte Hastings Paramedic Services and the OPP Technical Collision Investigators. The Investigation is continuing.‎ Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Prince Edward County OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122 or 613-476-2151.