No charges will be laid in a three-vehicle crash northeast of London that killed four teenage student-athletes and their teacher in May, Ontario Provincial Police say.

It was about 4:30 p.m. on May 23, a Friday, when the collision happened at the rural intersection of Thorndale Road and Cobble Hills Road. Police at the time said two 17-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl died at the scene. A 33-year-old man was taken to hospital and later died, while a 16-year-old girl flown to hospital by helicopter also died.

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The victims were identified as Mathew Eckert and teenagers Danica Baker, Kaydance Ford, Rowan McLeod and Olivia Rourke. Eckert was a teacher at Walkerton District Community School and coached the girls on the softball team. They were heading home from a tou

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