

Chris Fox, CP24.com





A 28-year-old man is facing charges in connection with a head-on crash in York Region that claimed the lives of three people.

It happened on Hwy. 404 north of Stouffville Road on the afternoon of Oct. 27.

In a press release issued Thursday, police said the 28-year-old man was driving southbound on the highway when his vehicle crossed a median and struck a northbound vehicle head on.

The three occupants of the northbound vehicle were pronounced dead on scene.

They have since been identified as 58-year-old Thai Hung Tran, 63-year-old Quyen Tran and 69-year-old Kam-Chun Lau.

Police say the 28-year-old driver, identified as Scarborough resident Chenxing Carl Zhang, has now been charged with careless driving and failure to properly wear a seatbelt.

Zhang suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries in the crash and is expected to appear in court in Newmarket on Nov. 13.

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