The first stretch of the nine-day Canadian Solar Tour was halted after one of the vehicles was involved in an accident Thursday night.

A University of Toronto student was killed in the crash. McMaster's solar car team was part of the tour but faculty advisor John Preston confirmed that the team had already completed its journey for the day and all nine team members were in Waterloo when the accident occurred near Stratford.

Additional details can be found in an article in today's Hamilton Spectator.

The Solar Tour began in Windsor Thursday morning. Teams were to spend
the next nine days traveling 1,700 kms to Quebec City to promote
renewable energy technologies. The cars were scheduled to make a stop at McMaster today, but the stop has been cancelled due to the tragedy.