Ontario Provincial Police say a man is dead, and two other people are clinging to life, following a multi-vehicle crash on County Road 2, east of Cornwall.
Police were called to a section of the road near Purcell Road around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
It appears the driver of an eastbound car lost control and slammed into a westbound minivan.
A male passenger in the eastbound vehicle was pronounced dead in hospital. His identity is being withheld, pending notification of next-of-kin.
The male driver of the car and a female passenger suffered life-threatening injuries.
The woman driving the minivan suffered non-life threatening injuries. She was the lone occupant of that vehicle.
A pickup truck with a trailer made minor contact with the two vehicles after the fact and no one else was hurt.
Police say they're still investigating, to find out how the man driving the car lost control of the vehicle. A section of County Road 2, between Gilmour Road and Purcell Road, had been closed to traffic for the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122.