Two York students die from injuries sustained in an accident

Members of the York community are grieving the loss of two York University students following an automobile accident on Thursday, Sept. 13, in Caledon, Ont.

Vanessa Diceglie, 19, died at hospital soon after the accident. She had been turning left onto Mayfield Road from Airport Road in Caledon when her car was hit by a dump truck. Her sister Isabel Diceglie, 23, died Saturday night. Both young women were enrolled in the French Studies Program in York’s Faculty of Arts. The accident took place on Isabel’s 23rd birthday.

Right: Vanessa Diceglie (left) with her sister Isabel

Visitation will be held for both girls today, from 2 to 4pm and from 7 to 9pm, at the Ward Funeral Home on Hwy. 7 near Pine Valley Dr., in Woodbridge.

A funeral mass will be held Wednesday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 100 Bainbridge Ave., off Martingrove Rd. a block north of Hwy. 7.

Anyone with information about the crash is urged to call Caledon OPP at 905-584-2241.