Newsroom Ready: Hundreds attend vigil for Walkerton students, teacher killed in collision
Hundreds of mourners gathered outside Walkerton District Community School to show support for the families of the victims killed in deadly vehicle collision. Four students and their teacher died when their SUV collided with a transport truck and another SUV. (May 26, 2025)

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