Ember Wynne, 13, one of 3 dead after Hwy 69 crash

A 13-year-old girl, an infant and an elderly man from Northwestern Ontario  died in a collision while travelling home from  a hockey tournament Wednesday night.

Police say the driver of the van, 71-year-old William Tuck of Lake Helen First Nation, and two passengers, Little NHL hockey tournament player Ember Wynne, 13, and three-month-old Myah Kowtiash, both of Red Rock Township, Ont., died of their injuries.

Morning North1:43Patrick Madahbee - tragic death of 13 year old Ember Wynne

Ember Wynne was one of three people who died in a car accident on Hwy 69 this week. The teen was playing in the Little NHL tournament for the Atikameksheg First Nation. Patrick Madahbee, Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation spoke about the tragic loss.

Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee said Tuck and the children were returning home from a Little Native Hockey League tournament in Mississauga, Ont., when the collision occurred.

"This is a terrible tragedy," Madahbee said.  "The kids play their best, have fun, make friends and then something like this happens."

OPP report a van exiting Highway 529 in Magnetawan First Nation, about 65 kilometres north of Parry Sound, Ont., drove into the path of a transport on Highway 69 on Wednesday night.

Two other passengers in the van were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor-trailer suffered minor injuries. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Ember Wynne, a bantam hockey player, was picked up for the tournament by the Atikameksheng Eagles, according to a press release from the Anishinabek Nation.

"Ember was a great addition to our team and she connected with all the girls,” staff of the Atikameksheng Eagles was quoted in the release.