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OPP Closes Probe Into Fatal May Crash Near London With No Charges

Police say no further details will be released about the collision that killed five people from Walkerton.

OPP have closed their investigation into the Middlesex County crash that killed five, saying no charges will be laid and offering condolences to the families.
Clockwise from top left: Kaydance Ford, Rowan McLeod, Olivia Rourke, Mathew Eckert, Danica Baker. All were killed in a London-area crash on May 23, 2025.

Overview

  • Ontario Provincial Police announced the seven‑month investigation is complete and no charges will be filed, delivering the update in a social media video by Sgt. Ed Sanchuk.
  • The crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. on May 23 at the rural intersection of Thorndale Road and Cobble Hills Road in Middlesex County.
  • An SUV carrying teacher-coach Mathew (Matt) Eckert and students Danica Baker, Kaydance Ford, Rowan McLeod and Olivia Rourke collided with a transport truck, which then struck a second SUV.
  • The truck driver and the occupants of the second SUV suffered minor injuries, according to police.
  • The group was returning from a high school softball tournament in Dorchester, and the Walkerton community held large vigils and tributes in the days that followed.