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1 killed in crash near Eganville

One person was fatally injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 41 south of Eganville on Tuesday, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 41 happened early Tuesday afternoon

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Ontario Provincial Police say one of multiple people injured in a crash near Eganville on Tuesday has died. (Olivier Plante/CBC)

One person was fatally injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 41 south of Eganville on Tuesday, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

Several vehicles were involved and multiple people were injured in the crash south of Spring Creek Road, according to a social media post by OPP around 12:30 p.m. 

Around 4 p.m., OPP announced one of the injured people had died.

Highway 41 is closed between Grattan and Foymount roads, according to the ministry.

The crash happened about four kilometres south of the village of Eganville, 35 kilometres south of Pembroke and 110 kilometres west of downtown Ottawa.