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Police investigate fatal collision involving pedestrian in London
Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in London’s south end. The London Police Service responded to the scene near Bradley Avenue and Ernest Avenue at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday....
Person seriously injured following crash involving horse and buggy in Wellesley Township
A crash involving a vehicle and a horse and buggy in Wellesley Township on Sunday morning left one person hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Waterloo Regional Police...
Woman arrested and charged after causing multiple crashes in Cambridge
A 29-year-old woman from Cambridge was arrested Friday evening after causing multiple crashes. Waterloo Regional Police responded to a call around 7:10 p.m. about a possibly impaired driver near...
Montreal woman dead after fatal crash near Iroquois, Ontario
The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in South Dundas on Friday evening. The crash occurred around 10:45 p.m. when the vehicle, traveling westbound on County...
Elderly woman dead after being struck by pickup truck in downtown Toronto
A 94-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a pickup truck west of downtown Toronto on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. near Massey Street and King Street West....
Woman hospitalized after being hit by vehicle near Yonge and Sheppard
A woman in her 30s was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle near Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. She sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. Southbound...
Person sent to hospital following two-vehicle crash in Richmond Hill
A person was hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash in Richmond Hill on Friday. York Regional Police responded to the scene on Bloomington Road, west of Bayview Avenue, around 1:30 p.m. One...
Man riding an e-bike killed in fatal crash in Port Colborne
A 47-year-old man died in a crash in Port Colborne on Friday afternoon. Niagara Regional Police say the incident occurred just after 11 a.m. at Elm and George streets, when the man, riding an...
London man dead following crash on Highway 401 in Elgin County
A 25-year-old man from London has died in a crash on Highway 401 in Elgin County. The collision involved a passenger vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes, and a commercial motor...
Motorcyclist seriously injured after collision in Brampton
A motorcyclist in his 20s sustained life-threatening injuries after a collision with a vehicle in Brampton late Wednesday night. Peel Regional Police responded to the crash at Mavis Road and Ray...
Suspect wanted in connection to fatal crash in St. Catharines
A 31-year-old man was killed after a stolen Audi crashed into his vehicle in St. Catharines on Wednesday night, according to Niagara Regional Police. The incident began around 9:40 p.m. when a black...
OPP reveals leading cause of fatal cashes in eastern Ontario in 2024
Speeding and distracted driving were the leading causes of fatal crashes on eastern Ontario highways in 2024. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported 81 deaths from 72 fatal collisions on...
Motorcyclist seriously injured following collision in Scarborough
A motorcycle rider was seriously injured in a collision in Scarborough on McCowan Road and Pitfield Road, near Sheppard Avenue East, around 8 p.m. Toronto police and paramedics responded to the...
Woman dead following a farming vehicle accident in Kingsville
A 59-year-old woman has died following a farm accident in Kingsville. At around 5:10 p.m. on Monday, emergency services responded to a crash on County Road 20 involving a pedestrian. The woman was...
Truck driver charged in fatal collision that killed garbage truck driver in Mississauga
A 48-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal head-on collision in Mississauga in September that killed a garbage truck driver. The crash occurred on Derry Road, east of Goreway...
Person dead following crash in North Perth
A fatal crash occurred in North Perth, resulting in one death. Emergency crews responded around 8 a.m. to the intersection of Perth Line 86 and Perth Road 140, where a commercial motor vehicle and a...
Fatal collision leads to Highway 11 closure in northern Ontario
Highway 11 is closed between Kapuskasing and Smooth Rock Falls due to a fatal collision, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported Monday. The crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. just east of Fauquier,...
OPP investigate serious collision involving snow machine near Chapleau, Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police are responding to a serious collision involving a snow machine near Chapleau on Monday afternoon. Highway 101, between Brunswick House First Nation and Foleyet, is closed...
One person seriously injured after car and motorcycle collide in downtown Toronto
A two-vehicle crash involving a car and a motorcycle Saturday morning left one person with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The collision occurred around 10:15 a.m. at Lake Shore Boulevard...
Driver hospitalized following two-vehicle accident in Strathroy, Ontario
A two-vehicle accident in Strathroy has caused the closure of Melbourne Road. The crash, which happened in the morning, left one driver with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver was transported...
Toronto Police investigate crash in Scarborough that seriously injured driver
Toronto police are investigating a crash in Scarborough where a driver was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Friday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 8 a.m. when a black BMW,...
Crash leads to of Highway 12 in Orillia
Emergency crews responded to a crash on Highway 12 near Memorial Avenue in Orillia Saturday afternoon. OPP confirmed the incident and announced the closure of Highway 12 in both directions between...
London driver dead after collision with train in Tillsonburg
A fatal collision occurred on the western edge of Tillsonburg on Friday, shortly before 12:30 p.m. Oxford OPP responded to an incident involving a sedan and a train on Bayham Drive. The 56-year-old...
Driver charged following two-vehicle crash in Huron County
One person has been charged following a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening at the intersection of Gore Road and Loyal Line in Huron County. Police say the crash occurred when one driver failed to...
Vehicle crashes into business in Grand Bend
A vehicle crashed into the front of a business in Grand Bend around 9:30 p.m. on Main Street/County Road 81, but no injuries were reported. Police confirmed only one person was in the vehicle at the...
Three dead following serious crash near Cornwall
Three people died in a head-on crash east of Cornwall on Thursday night. The collision occurred around 9 p.m. on County Road 2, near McGibbon Road, when an eastbound vehicle crossed into oncoming...
Woman dead following collision in Scugog Township
A woman has died after a head-on collision on Lakeridge Road in Scugog Township Friday afternoon, just a few kilometers from a fatal crash earlier in the week. The incident occurred at Lakeridge...
Woman dead following collision northeast of Uxbridge
A woman is dead after a collision near Uxbridge on Thursday afternoon, according to Durham Regional Police. The crash occurred on Lake Ridge Road at Scugog Line 14, northeast of Uxbridge. Police...
Students left in shock after almost being hit by car near Fanshawe College
Students at Fanshawe College are raising safety concerns following a single-car crash near the campus on Tuesday evening. The crash, which occurred just after 8:30 p.m., knocked down a fence and...
Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Mississauga
A pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash involving a vehicle in Mississauga on Wednesday night. The incident occurred at around 10 p.m. near Erin Mills Parkway and Windwood Drive, north of...
Man dead following crash on Highway 11 near North Bay
A crash on Highway 11 near North Bay on Wednesday evening has resulted in one fatality. The collision, involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer, occurred around 4:20 p.m. A 52-year-old...
Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Willowdale
A man was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in Willowdale on Wednesday night. Toronto police responded to the crash near Elmwood and Willowdale avenues just before 9 p.m. The man, in his...
Toronto woman pleads guilty in dog attack that left child severely injured
A Toronto woman, Patrycja Siarek, has pleaded guilty to several charges, including criminal negligence, following a dog attack that severely injured a child. The attack occurred when an off-leash...
All occupants, including little goats safe after two-vehicle crash near Ingersoll
Ontario Provincial Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 401 near Plank Line, Ingersoll, Wednesday morning. Fortunately, all vehicle occupants, including two baby goats, were unharmed....
Driver facing charges following fiery crash in Arnprior, Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 26-year-old man following a fiery crash in Arnprior on Tuesday afternoon. The collision occurred around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Madawaska Boulevard...
Two people hospitalized with minor injuries after crash on Highway 417 in Ottawa
Ottawa paramedics reported that two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 417 Tuesday night. The collision occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the...
Rideshare driver charged following collision on Highway 417
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a rideshare driver after a collision on Highway 417 early Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 6:45 a.m. near Nicholas Street, involving three...
Driver seriously injured following multi-vehicle crash near Kingston
Charges are expected following a multi-vehicle crash near Kingston, Ont., on Monday evening, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. at the intersection of Road...
Person airlifted to hospital following crash on Highway 7 near Rockwood
A person was airlifted to the hospital following a serious crash involving a transport truck near Rockwood this morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene at Hwy. 7 and Eramosa-Milton...
Collision leads to partial closure of Highway 403 in Brantford
A collision has closed part of Highway 403 in Brantford. Brantford Police reported that a vehicle struck the Wayne Gretzky Parkway bridge on Monday afternoon. By 2 p.m., westbound lanes were shut...
Two drivers injured following car crash in Barrie
Police in Barrie are investigating a two-vehicle crash on Saturday evening that left both drivers hospitalized, one with serious injuries. The incident occurred just after 7 p.m. at the intersection...
Motorcyclist injured following crash on QEW in Oakville
A motorcyclist was injured in a collision with a vehicle on the QEW in Oakville Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews, including Oakville Fire and Halton paramedics, responded to the crash in the...
Multi-vehicle crash on Danforth Avenue leaves two injured, including police officer
Toronto police are investigating a four-vehicle crash that occurred early Saturday morning on Danforth Avenue, sending one person and a police officer to the hospital. The collision, involving two...
Driver charged following collision involving two vehicles in Owen Sound
A woman has been charged with impaired driving following a collision in Owen Sound on Friday night. Around 10 p.m., police responded to the crash in the 900 block of 10th Street, involving two...
No injures, lanes closed following multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401
A four-vehicle crash on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Highbury Road created major traffic delays on Friday afternoon. Middlesex OPP confirmed there were no injuries, but the cleanup took...
Four hospitalized following crash in Scarborough
A two-vehicle crash in Scarborough on Friday afternoon left two children and two adults in the hospital with minor injuries. Emergency crews responded to the McCowan Road and McNicoll Avenue...
One person in critical condition following two-vehicle crash in Whitby
One person is in critical condition after a crash involving a tractor-trailer in Whitby on Friday morning. Emergency crews responded to the collision on Lake Ridge Road near Peleshok Drive, where...
Oshawa collision leaves two drivers hospitalized
Two people were sent to the hospital after a head-on collision in Oshawa on Friday morning. According to Durham Regional Police, the crash took place around 8 a.m. on Simcoe Street North, south of...
45-year-old man dead following two-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in northern Ontario
A crash between two commercial vehicles on Highway 101 in northern Ontario has resulted in the death of a 45-year-old man from Iroquois Falls. The collision occurred around 1 p.m. Thursday near Lynx...
Collision between school bus and SUV leaves driver seriously injured
Middlesex OPP has shut down all roads leading to the intersection of Eight Mile Road and Adelaide Street North in Middlesex Centre after a crash involving a school bus and an SUV. Authorities...
One person serious injured following crash in Oxford County
A person sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries in a crash in Oxford County Thursday afternoon. Emergency responders were called to Plank Line in South-West Oxford Township at 1 p.m. after...
Driver charged after two-vehicle collision in Lakeshore
A 55-year-old driver from Chatham is facing charges after a two-vehicle collision in Lakeshore on Thursday evening. Essex County OPP responded to the crash on County Road 22 at 6:18 p.m., but no...
More than 24 vehicles involved in collision on Highway 12 in Ramara Township
A multi-vehicle collision involving over 24 vehicles occurred on Highway 12 in Ramara Township Thursday afternoon, caused by poor weather conditions. The crash took place just before 1 p.m. south of...
Inclement weather causes multi-vehicle crash in Bradford, several people hospitalized
Several people were hospitalized following a multi-vehicle crash in Bradford on Thursday. South Simcoe police responded to collisions on County Road 27 between Line 8 and Line 9, leading to road...
Highway 402 westbound lanes in London temporarily closed following multiple collisions
Emergency responders were called to several collisions in the London area on Thursday due to icy conditions and blowing snow. Around 8 a.m., a tractor-trailer jackknifed on Highway 402, closing all...
Two people airlifted to hospital after collision near Delhi, Ontario
Two people were airlifted to hospital with injuries following a crash south of Delhi involving a transport truck and an SUV. The driver and passenger of the SUV were airlifted by Air Ornge, though...
Person dead following multi-vehicle collision in Mapleton Township
A fatal crash occurred on Wellington Road 12, northwest of Elmira, on Thursday around 11:30 a.m. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the scene, where a 34-year-old from Mapleton Township was...
Pedestrian in life-threatening condition after being hit by tractor-trailer in Fergus, Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer near the Cherry Hill Shopping Centre in Fergus, north of Guelph. The incident occurred at...
Brant County driver dead following collision near airport
A 25-year-old driver from Brant County died in a crash on Tuesday evening. The County of Brant OPP, fire, and paramedics responded to a collision on Colborne Street West involving a sedan and SUV...
One person dead after crash on Highway 7 south of Carleton Place
A fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 7 south of Carleton Place led to the closure of the highway Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported that a westbound SUV crossed into the...
Two-vehicle crash results in one fatality in Brant County
A fatal crash occurred in Brant County on Tuesday night. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision between an SUV and a sedan on Colborne Street West around 8:30 p.m. The 25-year-old...
Ottawa man dead following collision on Highway 7 near Innisville
A 41-year-old man from Ottawa was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 7, west of the city, early Wednesday morning. Emergency responders arrived at the scene near White Road, east of...
One dead, two seriously injured following crash on Highway 17 near Terrace Bay
A fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 17 near Terrace Bay, Ontario, on Monday evening left one person dead and two others with serious injuries. The collision occurred around 6:20 p.m., and emergency...
Crash in Kitchener sends two to hospital
A 58-year-old Kitchener driver is facing multiple charges, including impaired driving, following a two-vehicle collision on King Street East near Riverbank Drive around 6:20 p.m. on Monday. Waterloo...
Collision involving OPP cruiser and pickup truck reported in Midland, Ontario
Provincial police are investigating a collision between a pickup truck and an OPP cruiser in Midland on Monday at the King Street and Highway 12 intersection. The area is expected to remain closed...
Driver arrested and charged following serious crash on Highway 400 in North York
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a serious crash involving two vehicles on Highway 400 in North York, which occurred before 7:30 a.m. ET in the southbound lanes near Highway 401....
Person rescued and sent to hospital after two-vehicle collision in Barrie
A two-vehicle collision occurred on Yonge Street in Barrie on Monday morning, just before 11:30 a.m., between Mapleview Drive and St. Paul’s Crescent. One person had to be rescued from a vehicle by...
Vehicle rollover closes southbound McCowan Road near Scarborough Town Centre
Southbound McCowan Road near Scarborough Town Centre is blocked due to a vehicle rollover at McCowan and Town Centre Court, north of Ellesmere Road. The incident occurred just after 4:30 p.m., but...
Ottawa driver who tried to flick cigarette out window charged following crash on Highway 417
A driver was hospitalized with minor injuries following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 417 in Ottawa's west end on Sunday morning. The incident occurred just after 9 a.m. when the driver...
Multiple OPP vehicles involved in collisions during white-out conditions in southwestern Ontario
On Saturday night, five OPP vehicles were hit by motorists driving around road closure signs in southwestern Ontario during white-out conditions. Sgt. Sanchuk emphasized the importance of obeying...
Man rescued from under pickup truck following collision near University of Ottawa
A man in his 20s was rescued this morning after becoming trapped under a vehicle following a collision on Laurier Avenue near the University of Ottawa. The Ottawa Police Service responded to the...
Multiple crashes reported in Simcoe, Huron and Perth County on Saturday
Ontario Provincial Police are advising drivers to avoid traveling in Simcoe, Huron, and Perth County due to blowing snow and whiteout conditions. Officers have responded to multiple crashes and...
Three rescued following vehicle rollover in Milton
Three people were rescued from a vehicle that rolled onto its side in Milton on Friday night. Emergency crews responded to the crash near Childs Drive and Robertson Crescent, west of Main Street...
One dead after two women struck by vehicle in Mississauga
Two women were critically injured in a pedestrian collision in Mississauga on Friday night. Peel Regional Police responded to the scene at Lakeshore Road West and Walden Circle around 6:15 p.m....
Crash on QEW leaves driver seriously injured
The westbound off-ramp from the Queen Elizabeth Way to Dixie Road has reopened after a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police reported the incident occurred at 6:30...
28-year-old driver dead following multi-vehicle collision near Guelph
A fatal three-vehicle accident occurred near Guelph on Friday morning, resulting in the death of a 28-year-old from Waterloo. Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to the scene at approximately...
Three-vehicle crash involving truck, snow plow and minivan on Highway 401 in Scarborough
A large truck rolled over and spilled scrap metal onto Hwy. 401 in Scarborough following a three-vehicle crash involving a minivan and a snow plow on Thursday afternoon. The collision occurred near...
Driver dead after vehicle rollover on Highway 407 in Markham
A driver was killed in a vehicle rollover on Highway 407 near Kennedy Road in Markham on Thursday morning around 10 a.m. The driver, who was the sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene. All...
Woman struck by vehicle while crossing Highway 401 in Milton
A 21-year-old woman was struck while attempting to cross the westbound lanes of Highway 401 in Milton on Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. with her 22-year-old companion. She was taken to the hospital with...
Driver sent to hospital following head-on collision on Highway 11
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a head-on collision on Highway 11 near Driftwood that occurred around 7:45 p.m. on February 26. The crash involved a passenger vehicle and a...
25-year-old woman dead following crash in Windsor
A 25-year-old woman died after her car collided with a pickup truck in Windsor on Tuesday night around 10 p.m. at Lauzon Parkway and Hawthorne Drive. Police found a white sedan with heavy front-end...
Leamington man dead following collision in Chatham-Kent
A 65-year-old man from Leamington has died following a collision in Chatham-Kent on Saturday at 11:40 a.m. The Chatham-Kent Police Service responded to the incident on Wheatley Road, south of...
Man struck and killed on Highway 417 in Ottawa
A man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 417 in Ottawa's east end early Tuesday morning after his car ended up in the center median. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the scene...
Car driving in opposite direction falls through hole on Gardiner Expressway
A man in his 30s faces charges of impaired driving after allegedly operating his vehicle in the wrong direction on the Gardiner Expressway and subsequently falling into a hole late Tuesday...
Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in North York
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in North York near Jane Street and Finch Avenue West on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred just before 5 p.m., and the driver...
Two pedestrians struck in multi-vehicle crash in Toronto’s east end
A multi-vehicle crash in Toronto's east end, near Victoria Park and Lawrence avenues, resulted in two pedestrians being struck, though no injuries have been reported. The incident occurred around 5...
Driver hits snowbank, rolls vehicle on its side on Burlington QEW
A driver was hospitalized with minor injuries after their vehicle struck a snowbank and rolled onto its side on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington on Sunday evening. The incident occurred just...
Three hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash involving school bus in Ottawa
Three men were hospitalized after a crash involving a school bus and three pick-up trucks in Ottawa’s rural south end on Monday morning. The collision occurred on Mitch Owens Road, near Manotick...
Three people hospitalized, one critical following collision on Highway 401 in Scarborough
Following a vehicle collision with two Ministry of Transportation (MTO) blocker trucks on Highway 401 in Scarborough, three people were hospitalized, one of whom suffered critical injuries. The...
Driver hospitalized following early morning crash at an intersection in Ancaster
A man was hospitalized with unknown injuries after crashing his vehicle at an intersection in Ancaster, west of Hamilton, on Sunday morning. Hamilton Police reported the collision occurred just...
Man sent to hospital following hit-and-run in North York
Toronto police are investigating a hit-and-run in North York that occurred late Saturday evening. The collision, involving two vehicles, took place near Wilson Avenue and Wilson Heights Boulevard...
Westbound lanes on Highway 417 in Ottawa reopens following 10-vehicle crash
Ontario Provincial Police reopened the westbound lanes of Highway 417 in Ottawa on Saturday evening after a 10-vehicle crash. The highway was closed between Metcalfe Street and Bronson Avenue around...
Two injured in hit-and-run crash on Highway 401
Two people were injured in a hit-and-run crash on Highway 401 early Saturday morning. Provincial police report that a white tractor-trailer struck another vehicle in the westbound lanes between...
Three-vehicle collision involving OC Transpo bus on Highway 174, driver hospitalized
A three-vehicle collision involving an OC Transpo bus on Highway 174 Friday afternoon resulted in a woman being hospitalized. Paramedics were called at 4 p.m. to the scene near Innes Road, where a...
Multi-vehicle crash in Etobicoke that sent two women to the hospital being investigated
OPP are investigating a multi-vehicle crash near The East Mall and Rathburn Rd, which resulted in two women being hospitalized with minor injuries. It is not yet clear if any charges will be filed.
Ingersoll man killed in two-vehicle crash in Oxford County
A 27-year-old man from Ingersoll died in a two-vehicle crash in Oxford County on Thursday night. The collision occurred just before 11 p.m. on Road 68, between 45th Line and Zorra-East Zorra...
Three killed in fatal collision near Alliston
A head-on collision in New Tecumseth on Friday morning claimed the lives of three people in their 20s. Emergency crews responded to the crash on Tottenham Road near Alliston just before 6 a.m.,...
22-year-old dead following crash in Norwich Township
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal crash involving a compact SUV and a tractor-trailer in Norwich Township, near Woodstock, on February 19. The collision occurred before...
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...