A driver and passenger were killed in a crash in Quinte West near CFB Trenton Tuesday afternoon, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
In a news release, the OPP said officers out of its Quinte West detachment were called to the two-vehicle collision on Old Highway 2 near Quinte View Drive around 3:45 p.m.
One of the drivers was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, while one of their passengers later died in a hospital. The second driver involved was also taken to a hospital.
Further details on the victims were not released.
Old Highway 2 was closed between RCAF and Whites roads for the investigation. OPP posted on social media just after 10 p.m. that the road had reopened.
The crash happened near the base’s eastern border, about four kilometres east of the Trent River and 13 kilometres west of downtown Belleville.