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40-year-old from Timmins dead following collision on Highway 11
Ontario Provincial Police reported a fatal collision on Highway 11 involving a motor vehicle and a commercial vehicle, which occurred around 5 p.m. Wednesday, just east of Highway 584. The victim, a...
Senior fatally struck while trying to free vehicle from snowbank in Markham
A 78-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle while trying to free his vehicle from a snowbank in Markham on Monday. The incident occurred around 2:50 p.m. at Reesor Road and Elgin Mills...
22-year-old dead following crash in Oxford County
A fatal crash occurred in Oxford County on Wednesday morning involving a transport truck and a small SUV on Norwich Road at Base Line, east of Norwich. The victim has been identified as a...
Winter weather causes multi-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte
Provincial police report that whiteout conditions caused a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte on Tuesday morning, disrupting traffic for hours. The three-vehicle collision occurred...
Collision between horse-drawn buggy and vehicle closes Highway 6 south of Mount Forest
A horse-drawn buggy driver was seriously injured in a collision with a vehicle south of Mount Forest. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision at the intersection of Sideroad 3 West and...
Collision involving two vehicles in Springwater Township leaves two seriously injured
Huronia West OPP is seeking public assistance in investigating a two-vehicle crash in Springwater Township that left two people hospitalized. The collision occurred on County Road 27 at Flos Road 8...
23-year-old driver caught driving without insurance involved in crash less than a day
An Innisfil man, charged with driving without insurance, was later involved in a crash. South Simcoe police stopped the 23-year-old on Reagans Industrial Parkway in Bradford West Gwillimbury,...
Road closed after vehicle collided onto pole in Cambridge
A section of Franklin Boulevard in Cambridge was closed for several hours Monday night after a vehicle collided onto a pole. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the scene around 9:58 p.m., and the...
Road 3 East in Kingsville reopens after vehicle crash
Essex County OPP have reopened Road 3 East in Kingsville following a crash on Tuesday morning. The collision, which occurred at 7:15 a.m. when a vehicle hit a hydro pole, caused wires to fall onto...
Man in life-threatening condition following nine-vehicle crash in Uxbridge Township
A man is in life-threatening condition following a nine-vehicle crash in Uxbridge Township on Monday. The collision occurred on Regional Road 1, south of Fowlers Road, and the injured man was...
Trussler Road closed following multi-vehicle crash
The Waterloo Regional Police responded to a multi-vehicle collision on Trussler Road in Kitchener. The road was closed in both directions between Highway 7/8 and Nathalie Street around 3:30 p.m.,...
Fatal two-vehicle collision in Norfolk County being investigated by OPP
The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash in Norfolk County. On Monday around 1:00 p.m., OPP responded to a collision on Concession 2 Road in Houghton Township...
Two police officers hospitalized following collision in North York
Two Toronto police officers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a collision in North York on Saturday afternoon, near Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue East, just before 1:30 p.m....
Collision on the DVP left Toronto police officer seriously injured
A Toronto police officer was seriously injured in a crash on the Don Valley Parkway early Saturday morning. The collision, involving the officer’s vehicle and another car, occurred around 6:40 a.m....
Early morning collision reported on Highway 69 near French River
Highway 69 was closed in both directions at Pickerel River Road in French River due to a collision early Saturday morning. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) confirmed the closure via social media...
31-year-old man dead after SUV crash into pole in Oakville
A 31-year-old man from Hamilton died, and a 30-year-old passenger sustained serious injuries after their vehicle crashed into a light standard in Oakville Thursday night. Halton Regional Police...
Man hospitalized following collision involving a snow clearing vehicle in Waterloo
A 54-year-old man from Waterloo was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a collision with a snow-clearing vehicle on Thursday at 3:35 p.m. The crash occurred at Bridge Street West...
Man dead following two-vehicle crash in Tottenham
A young man died in a collision early Friday morning in Tottenham. The crash, involving a car and a work truck, occurred around 6 a.m. on Tottenham Road between Line 11 and 12. The road is closed,...
Driver in critical condition following two-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Mississauga
A person was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Mississauga Thursday afternoon, according to paramedics. The accident occurred in the westbound lanes between Highway 410 and...
Vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Bowmanville leaves truck driver critically injured
A truck driver was critically injured in a collision on Highway 401 in Bowmanville Thursday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The incident occurred in the westbound lanes at...
Driver seriously injured following crash on Highway 407 in Brampton
A driver is in serious condition following a collision on Highway 407 east of Airport Road in Brampton on Wednesday evening, according to OPP. The crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. when the driver of...
Firefighters rescue driver following multi-vehicle collision on Highway 417
Ontario Provincial Police called Ottawa fire services for assistance in freeing a driver trapped in a vehicle after a crash on Highway 417. The incident occurred around 6:36 p.m. on Monday in the...
Two teenagers hospitalized following collision between TTC bus and car in Etobicoke
Two teenagers are in the hospital after a car collided with a TTC bus in Etobicoke on Tuesday night. The incident occurred just before 6 p.m. near Kipling Avenue and Longfield Road, south of...
Two pedestrians seriously injured following separate collisions in Toronto
Two pedestrians were seriously injured in separate collisions in Toronto on Tuesday night. The first incident occurred in Etobicoke near Finch Avenue West and Humberline Drive at 9:09 p.m., when a...
Elderly woman dead after being hit by dump truck in North York
An 81-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a truck near Wilson Avenue and Bathurst Street around 10:45 a.m., according to Toronto police. The woman, who was crossing Wilson, was hit by the...
Driver dead following multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Mississauga
A 52-year-old man from Acton, Ont. died after a four-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Mississauga. Paramedics performed life-saving measures on the driver, who was rushed to the hospital with...
Cambridge woman charged following bus crash in Guelph that killed pedestrian
A Cambridge woman has been charged after a deadly crash involving a Guelph city bus. On Sunday, the 57-year-old woman was charged with criminal negligence and careless driving causing death. The...
Three-vehicle collision on County Road 27 leaves two dead
An elderly couple from Midland, Ont., died in a three-vehicle crash on County Road 27, near Flos Road 11 East, around 11:55 a.m. on Saturday. The victims, an 80-year-old man and a 77-year-old woman,...
Truck driver sustained minor injuries following collision on QEW in Lincoln
A pickup truck lost control on the QEW Thursday morning, rolling into a ditch and causing minor injuries to the driver, who had to be extricated from the vehicle. The incident, which occurred just...
Collision reported on County Road 27 in Simcoe leads to road closure
Police shut down a section of County Road 27 near Elmvale on Saturday following a reported collision. The road is closed between Flor Road 11 East and Baseline Road. Authorities, including police...
Major multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11 in Orillia leaves one dead
A multi-vehicle crash in Orillia, Ont., on Friday resulted in one death and several injuries, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Orillia Fire Chief Chris Ferry reported that approximately 50...
Driver sustained fatal injuries following head-on collision near Belleville
A driver was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries following a head-on collision in the Township of Tyendinaga, northeast of Belleville, on February 5. The crash occurred on...
Woman seriously injured after being hit by truck in Pape Village
A woman in her 40s was rushed to the hospital in life-threatening condition after being struck by a truck in Toronto's Pape Village neighborhood on February 6, near Pape and Mortimer Avenues. The...
Dog attack leaves jogger seriously injured in West Grey
A 69-year-old woman from West Grey has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm after a 58-year-old man was severely injured in a dog attack while jogging in West Grey earlier this...
Woman in fatal condition after being hit by truck in East York
A woman is in life-threatening condition after being struck by a truck in East York this afternoon. The collision occurred just before 2 p.m. near Mortimer and Pape avenues. Toronto paramedics...
Collision between two vehicles in Brampton leaves man in critical condition
A man is in critical condition after a two-vehicle crash in Brampton on Thursday afternoon. The collision, involving a pickup truck and a car, occurred near McVean and Countryside Drives just before...
Sloppy roads and inclement winter weather leads to numerous crashes reported on GTA highways
A freezing drizzle advisory has been issued for Toronto, with Ontario Provincial Police warning of hazardous road conditions in the GTA. Freezing drizzle mixed with light snow is expected to cause...
OPP investigate collision between school bus and minivan in the Upper Ottawa Valley
A school bus and a minivan collided Thursday morning in the Upper Ottawa Valley, but the bus driver and 12 children on board were unharmed. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 7:50 a.m. at...
Driver dead following car crash into building in St. Catharines
A 24-year-old man died early Thursday morning after crashing his car into a building near the Glendale canal crossing in St. Catharines. At around 12:50 a.m., Niagara Regional Police responded to...
Driver charged following collision that killed teenage cyclist in eastern Ontario last summer
A driver has been charged in connection with a car collision that killed a 14-year-old cyclist in eastern Ontario last summer. The incident occurred on August 30 when the cyclist, riding on the...
Woman sent to hospital following vehicle accident on Highway 403 in Hamilton
A driver was hospitalized following a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 403 in Hamilton on February 4, just after 4 p.m. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported lane restrictions between Highway...
Vehicle collision leaves woman seriously injured in Forest Hill North
A woman sustained serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in midtown Toronto on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred near Bathurst Street and Ridge Hill Drive, north of Eglinton Avenue...
Crash involving three vehicles in Wellesley Township leaves 67-year-old man dead
A 67-year-old man from Kitchener died in a crash in Wellesley Township early Monday morning. The collision involved a white Dodge Caravan, a blue box truck, and a white transport truck on Line 86...
18-year-old driver dead following vehicle accident in Oshawa
An 18-year-old driver has died in a single-vehicle crash near Harmony Valley Conservation Area in Oshawa. Durham police responded to the scene at Grandview Street North and Rathburn Street around...
Woman hospitalized after collision in Toronto’s west end
A woman was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Toronto’s west end on Sunday afternoon, according to paramedics. The collision occurred near...
Two hospitalized following collision south of Glencoe
A late-night collision south of Glencoe on Saturday has resulted in two individuals being hospitalized, one of whom is suffering from life-threatening injuries. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)...
Collision between two trucks in Scarborough leaves two men seriously injured
Paramedics have reported that two men were seriously injured in a rollover collision that occurred in Scarborough on Saturday evening. Police were dispatched to the vicinity of Craighton Drive and...
Crash on Highway 6 in Flamborough leaves driver seriously injured
A driver is in critical condition after a three-vehicle crash on Highway 6 in Flamborough on February 1. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported on X that the highway was closed between Concession...
Collision reporting centres in Halton shut down following surge in vehicle accidents
Halton police have reported a significant increase in in-person collision reports following vehicle accidents this past weekend, indicating that reporting centers are no longer accommodating walk-in...
Police investigate fiery collision on Highway 401 near Kingston
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a major crash involving two tractor-trailers on Highway 401, west of Kingston. Emergency crews were called to the scene after reports of a serious...
Vehicle collision in Markham leaves pedestrian critically injured
Witnesses are being urged to step forward following a serious incident in which a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and critically injured in Markham on Thursday evening. York Regional Police...
Woman airlifted to trauma centre after serious collision in Guelph
A woman was airlifted to a trauma centre in Hamilton after being hit by a vehicle in the Exhibition Park neighborhood of Guelph. Guelph police announced on X prior to 7:20 a.m. ET on January 30 that...
Collision between two vehicles closes Highway 11 near Huntsville
A collision involving a car and a transport truck in Huntsville on Wednesday has resulted in one individual being hospitalized. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the injured party...
Highway 427 in Etobicoke temporarily closed following 3 separate crashes
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating three separate crashes that occurred on Highway 427 near Finch Avenue West in Etobicoke. OPP first responded to reports of a two-vehicle...
Highway 26 in Thornbury temporarily closed following multi-vehicle crash
The Ontario Provincial Police are advising drivers to exercise caution following a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 26 in Thornbury, which occurred amid snowy conditions. The accident transpired...
A guide to the new Ontario collision reporting laws
As you transition to the year 2025, you may have found yourself facing a change in collision reporting regulations that could affect you if you're involved in a car accident. Starting January 1,...
Vehicle caught on fire following collision on Highway 401 near Waterloo
On Monday morning, drivers on Highway 401 experienced significant disruptions due to a vehicle fire that led to the closure of the roadway just east of the Waterloo Region. The Ministry of...
Highway 17 crash near Sudbury leaves 2 dead and 4 injured
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently conducting an investigation into a deadly two-vehicle accident that occurred on Highway 17, situated east of Sudbury. The collision took place on...
22-year-old woman dead after being hit by school bus, driver charged
A school bus driver has been charged following a fatal collision that occurred three months ago in the eastern part of Toronto. The incident, which took place on the afternoon of October 9, claimed...
Woman fatally injured after being hit by dump truck in Mississauga
A woman in her 50s has died after being struck by a dump truck in Mississauga on Thursday afternoon. Peel police indicated that they responded to the incident at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue...
2 people hospitalized following serious multi-vehicle crash in Etobicoke
On Thursday morning, two individuals were rapidly taken to the hospital following a multi-vehicle crash in north Etobicoke. Toronto police indicated that they were alerted to the situation in the...
Highway 17 closed off following serious collision near Ignace
Following a collision between two commercial motor vehicles, Highway 17 has been closed for over 10 hours, affecting the stretch between Highway 622 and the Township of Ignace. The Ontario...
Car crash north of London leaves one person dead and two injured
A fatal incident took place north of London on Wednesday, resulting in one death and two injuries. The Middlesex County OPP, along with the Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and Middlesex Centre...
Serious crash in Pickering leaves father and three-year-old daughter dead
A father and his three-year-old daughter tragically lost their lives in a hospital after being struck by another vehicle in Pickering on Tuesday night, according to police. At around 7:50 p.m., a...
Search for dog and owner underway after fatal attack in Brantford
The investigation into a dog involved in a fatal incident in Brantford is ongoing, with authorities expressing concern that the animal may have been relocated outside the city limits. On Monday,...
Woman dead after vehicle submerges into water at Ashbridges Bay
According to Toronto police, a woman who was extracted from a vehicle that had become submerged in Ashbridges Bay on Sunday night has succumbed to her injuries in the hospital. Emergency services...
Multi-vehicle collision in North Grenville leaves man dead
Police are requesting dashcam footage following a multi-vehicle accident that occurred east of Kemptville on Friday evening, resulting in one fatality. At approximately 5:30 p.m. on January 17,...
Woman sustained minor injuries following significant traffic accident in Vaughan
Ontario Provincial Police have reported that a woman was left with minor injuries after a three-vehicle accident on the southbound side of Highway 400 at Highway 7 in Vaughan. The incident occurred...
Highway 69 closed off near Sudbury after collision involving school bus
This morning, a collision involving a school bus and a transport vehicle on Highway 69 resulted in eight individuals being transported to the hospital. According to Nipissing West OPP, the incident...
Woman hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Midtown Toronto
On Saturday night, a woman in her 50s was admitted to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in midtown Toronto. The Toronto police received a report of the collision at 6:45 p.m. in the vicinity...
24-year-old in critical condition following collision on QEW in Burlington
According to provincial police, a 24-year-old from Hamilton is in critical condition after being involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer early Saturday morning in Burlington. The accident...
Multi-vehicle crash east of Kemptville leaves one dead and two injured
On Friday afternoon, a multi-vehicle collision east of Kemptville, Ontario, led to one fatality and two injuries, as reported by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The police responded to the...
Fatal multi-vehicle crash closes Highway 401 near Port Hope
On Thursday, Northumberland OPP were engaged in multiple incidents, including a serious multi-vehicle collision on Highway 401 between Cobourg and Port Hope that resulted in one fatality....
Two people rescued from wreckage following vehicle accident in Ottawa
On Tuesday night, firefighters extricated two individuals from the wreckage of a vehicle following a collision. The incident occurred at 8:39 p.m. when Ottawa police alerted fire crews to respond to...
Collision on Highway 7 crash in Peterborough leaves one dead
An investigation is underway by police regarding a two-vehicle crash that took place on Tuesday evening in the Peterborough vicinity, which led to the death of a 32-year-old motorist. The Ontario...
Highway 401 closed after multi-vehicle collision in Cobourg
A serious collision involving multiple vehicles in Cobourg has led to the closure of Highway 401, with authorities from the Ontario Provincial Police stating that the road will be inaccessible for...
Boy injured following collision between vehicle and bus in Downtown Toronto
A boy is hospitalized following a traffic incident that took place in downtown Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. The Toronto Police Service reported that the collision occurred at the intersection of...
Woman left critically injured after hit-and-run in Mississauga
A woman in her twenties is hospitalized in critical condition following a hit-and-run incident in Mississauga. The collision occurred just before midnight on Tuesday at the intersection of Bristol...
Vehicle crash in Trenton leaves two dead
On Tuesday afternoon, a head-on collision in Quinte West, near CFB Trenton, resulted in the fatalities of a man and his young passenger, as reported by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The OPP...
Driver dead following vehicle collision on Highway 17
On Tuesday, a fatal accident involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer took place on Highway 17 in Whitewater Region Township, situated northwest of Ottawa, resulting in the death of the...
Serious collision in east Windsor being investigated
A 37-year-old male has lost his life following a single-vehicle accident in east Windsor. The tragic event took place shortly after midnight on Monday at the junction of Wyandotte Street East and...
Fatal collision involving three vehicles in Woolwich under police investigation
An investigation into a fatal collision in Woolwich Township is being conducted by the Traffic Services Unit of the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS). Emergency services responded to reports...
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Toronto’s west end, left with serious injuries
According to police reports, a pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Toronto's west end late Monday afternoon. The...
Closure of Highway 63 persists after major vehicle collision
Highway 63 is closed in both directions due to a serious motor vehicle collision involving a commercial vehicle and a passenger vehicle. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. near Highway 533....
9-year-old boy dead, driver suffered significant injuries following crash in Oakville
The tragic incident occurred Monday on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) in Oakville, Ontario, where a single-vehicle rollover resulted in the death of a nine-year-old boy. The crash, which happened...
A section of Steeles temporarily closed following vehicle collision at Mavis in Brampton
A segment of Steeles Avenue in Brampton has been closed in both directions due to a single-vehicle crash that happened shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday, near Steeles Avenue West and Mavis Road. Peel...
Pedestrian fatally injured following hit-and-run collision in North York
A pedestrian was critically injured in a hit-and-run incident early Sunday morning in North York. The collision took place near Victoria Park and McNicoll avenues. Toronto police reported that...
One person dead following vehicle collision in Vaughan
A two-vehicle collision occurred in Vaughan on Sunday afternoon, claiming the life of a woman in her 80s. According to York Regional Police, the unnamed victim was a passenger in one of the vehicles...