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Family remembers Ontario crash victim as being full of kindness, love

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The family of one of the teens killed in a crash near London, Ont., is remembering her as being “full of kindness, laughter, dance, song and love.”

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Olivia Rourke died along with three other girls and a teacher when their SUV collided with another SUV and a transport truck on Friday.

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The Rourke family says Olivia’s absence “leaves a void that will never be filled and always remembered.”

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They say in a statement shared by a spokesperson for the Bluewater District School Board that they’re moved by the outpouring of support from the community and extending condolences to the other families grieving alongside them.

The Rourke family says they’re asking for privacy and space as they navigate this “devastating time.”

Rowan McLeod, Kaydance Ford, Danica Baker and teacher Matt Eckert from Walkerton District Community School also died in the crash.

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