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Fatal collision involving pickup truck and ATV in Kearney
OPP are investigating a deadly collision involving a pickup truck and an ATV on Grass Lake Road in Kearney. The crash happened shortly after 7 p.m. on Saturday and resulted in the death of a...
54-year-old man dead following house fire in West Elgin
A 54-year-old man died in a house fire in West Elgin late Friday night. Emergency responders were called to a fully engulfed single-family home on Pioneer Line in Rodney around 10:55 p.m. The man...
Vehicle overheated and caught fire on Highway 417 in Ottawa
A vehicle fire on Highway 417 in Ottawa caused traffic delays Saturday evening after it overheated and caught fire. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes between Vanier...
Cube truck driver charged following 2-vehicle crash in Wellesley Township
A man from Oakville has been charged following a two-vehicle crash in Wellesley Township on Friday morning. The collision occurred at the intersection of Moser Young Road and Hessen Strasse when a...
London man facing numerous charges after crashing stolen vehicle near Searchmont
A 21-year-old man from London, Ontario, is facing numerous criminal charges after a stolen vehicle crash north of Searchmont in July. The incident began on July 17, when Ontario Provincial Police...
Man sent to hospital following house fire in south Ottawa
A man was hospitalized after a house fire broke out in the south end of Ottawa on a hot summer day, as reported by Ottawa paramedics. According to Ottawa Fire Services, multiple 911 calls were made...
Woman in critical condition after being hit by LRT doing test runs in Scarborough
A 64-year-old woman is in life-threatening condition after being struck by an Eglinton Crosstown LRT vehicle during testing on Saturday afternoon in Scarborough. The incident occurred just before 1...
One person critically injured following large house fire explosion in Barrie
An explosion followed by a major fire destroyed a home in Barrie, Ontario on Saturday around noon, sending one person to the hospital in critical condition. The incident occurred on Marshall Street...
Teen dead, four others injured following serious head-on crash on Highway 6 in South Bruce Peninsula
A fatal head-on crash occurred Friday around 5:30 p.m. on Highway 6 near Limberlost Road in South Bruce Peninsula, north of Owen Sound. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the collision involved...
Pedestrian seriously injured in vehicle collision in Scarborough
A man in his 40s was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle late Friday night in Scarborough. The incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. near Kingston Road and Lawrence Avenue East. He was...
Fiery crash involving motorcycle and car in Sarnia resulted in serious injuries
A serious two-vehicle crash occurred Friday afternoon at the intersection of Indian Road and Talfourd Street, involving a motorcycle and a car. Emergency crews responded promptly, and police closed...
Several people seriously injured following 2-vehicle collision in Springwater Township
A serious two-vehicle collision in Springwater Township has prompted an appeal from the Huronia West OPP for public assistance. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. last Friday at the intersection of...
Cyclist struck by transport truck near Fallowfield station in Ottawa
A cyclist was hospitalized after being struck by a transport truck on Fallowfield Road near the Via Rail station Friday morning. Ottawa Paramedic Service responded to the scene at 11:20 a.m., and...
Guelph driver hospitalized after crashing into concrete culvert at high speed
A 35-year-old Guelph man was found lying on the ground after crashing his Toyota Corolla into a concrete culvert at speeds exceeding 100 km/h. Emergency responders were called to Speedvale Avenue...
Lakeshore man facing multiple charges following hit-and-run collision
A 56-year-old man from Lakeshore has been charged with impaired driving following a hit-and-run collision, according to Lakeshore OPP. On Thursday at 10 p.m., police responded to a report of a...
E-bike rider seriously injured in Whitby collision
A serious collision occurred Thursday evening in Whitby, leaving an e-bike rider with significant injuries. Durham Regional Police report that the rider was heading east on Dundas Street around 8:30...
Four displaced by fire in Windsor
A fire on Thursday afternoon displaced four people in the 1100 block of South Pacific Avenue. Firefighters responded around 12:40 p.m. to find the blaze had started in an outdoor storage shed where...
Three injured, including child, after serious multi-vehicle crash on Highway 403 westbound in Mississauga
A major collision involving multiple vehicles temporarily closed the westbound lanes of Highway 403 near Erin Mills in Mississauga, Ontario Provincial Police reported. Emergency responders,...
Motorcyclist seriously injured following collision with two SUVs in Barrie
A serious crash involving a motorcycle and two SUVs occurred Wednesday night in Barrie’s west end. The incident took place on Ferndale Drive North around 8:23 p.m., prompting a road closure between...
Fire breaks out on boat in North Bay
A boat caught fire near Memorial Drive in North Bay on Wednesday afternoon, sending thick black smoke into the air. Fire crews were dispatched shortly after 3 p.m. and arrived within four minutes,...
22-year-old sent to hospital following ATV crash in Elliot Lake
A 22-year-old was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after crashing an ATV into a hydro pole on Mississauga Avenue in Elliot Lake on Wednesday. The collision brought down power lines,...
Fatal collision on Highway 400 near Seguin Township
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal crash involving two vehicles on Highway 400 near Seguin Township. The collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday near Healey Lake Road....
Toronto police investigate 2-vehicle collision near Downsview Park after man found shot
Toronto police are investigating a shooting that followed a two-vehicle collision near Downsview Park on Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to the scene at Stanley Greene Boulevard and...
Industrial accident in downtown Toronto leaves man seriously injured
A man was seriously injured in an industrial accident in downtown Toronto on Wednesday. The incident occurred near the intersection of Dalhousie Street and Dundas Street East. Toronto police...
Road closure in Haldimand following two-vehicle crash
Ontario Provincial Police are urging drivers to avoid a section of Rainham Road in Haldimand due to a two-vehicle crash that occurred around 9 a.m. Wednesday. The collision led to the closure of...
Hit-and-run driver sought after man left seriously injured in London
London police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run that left a man seriously injured in the Cherryhill area late last month. The incident happened on the morning of July 29 near...
Repeated impaired driver facing charges after crashing in attempt to outrun train in Thunder Bay
A 32-year-old man from Thunder Bay is facing a range of criminal charges after a high-speed crash involving a utility pole. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on a Sunday near Crawford Avenue and...
South River firetruck driver charged after crashing in Laurier Township
A 52-year-old South River resident has been charged following a single-vehicle crash involving a fire truck on July 28 in Laurier Township. The collision occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Goreville Road....
Smiths Falls driver killed in single-vehicle crash east of Merrickville
A 26-year-old woman from Smiths Falls passed away after sustaining injuries in a single-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the incident occurred shortly...
Three seriously injured in 2-vehicle crash on Highway 169 near Gravenhurst
A serious two-vehicle crash on Highway 169, just west of Gravenhurst, sent three individuals to the hospital on Tuesday evening around 6:30 p.m. According to provincial police, all three sustained...
Person hit by train in Belleville
Over the long weekend, a person was hit by a train in Belleville. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Sunday near 27 Newberry Street in the city’s east end, involving a Canadian Pacific Kansas...
Fire breaks out in Ottawa’s ByWard Market
A fire that broke out Tuesday evening in Ottawa's ByWard Market area has been brought under control, according to Ottawa Fire Services. Crews responded to the scene around 6:35 p.m. on Guigues...
Two injured in head-on collision between streetcar and vehicle near Bathurst and Dundas
TTC streetcar service has returned to normal following a head-on collision Tuesday morning near Bathurst and Dundas streets in Toronto. The crash, which occurred around 7:15 a.m., involved a vehicle...
Multi-vehicle collision temporarily shuts down section of Highway 48 in Stouffville
Highway 48 between Bethesda Road and Millard Street in Stouffville has been temporarily closed due to a multi-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the...
Oshawa crash leaves man in critical condition
A man was critically injured in a crash near Park Road South and Gibb Street in Oshawa at around 7.a.m and has been rushed to a Toronto-area trauma centre. Police confirmed that Park Road South will...
19-year-old killed in single-vehicle crash in Haldimand County
A 19-year-old from Wilsonville, Ontario, has died following a single-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in Haldimand County. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred around 12:26 a.m....
Serious two-vehicle collision in Vaughan leaves one dead, ten injured
York Regional Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal two-vehicle collision in Vaughan that left one person dead and ten others injured. The crash occurred just before 11 p.m. on...
39-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured following collision in Cambridge
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a collision in Cambridge involving a motorcycle and a Honda sedan that occurred Monday evening. The crash was reported around 7:25 p.m. at the intersection...
Witnesses sought in connection to serious two-vehicle collision in Orléans
Ottawa police are seeking witnesses after a serious collision in Orléans involving a motorcycle and an SUV. The crash occurred around 9:20 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard...
Oshawa driver facing multiple charges after fleeing from serious crash involving e-bike
A 30-year-old Oshawa man is facing multiple charges after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash that left an e-bike rider seriously injured. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Sunday, August...
11-year-old dead following off-road vehicle accident near Capreol
An 11-year-old child died Monday afternoon after being ejected from an off-road vehicle near Capreol, Ontario. According to Greater Sudbury Police, the incident occurred on an unnamed road near...
Mississauga driver charged following crash north of Grand Valley
A 53-year-old Mississauga man has been charged with impaired driving after crashing into a bridge deck in a rural area north of Grand Valley early Sunday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say...
Cambridge senior killed in collision on Highway 404 in York Region
A 77-year-old man from Cambridge died Saturday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 404 near 16th Avenue, between Markham and Richmond Hill. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the...
Collision between bike and e-scooter in Whitby leads to man facing charges, including firearms
An 18-year-old man is facing four weapons-related charges following a collision between a bicycle and an e-scooter near downtown Whitby on Friday afternoon. Durham Police responded to a disturbance...
Orton woman charged following impaired hit-and-run collision in Caledon
A 52-year-old woman from Orton, Ontario, has been taken off the road after a late-night impaired hit-and-run incident north of Brampton. The collision occurred around 11 p.m. near County Road 109...
Dirt bike rider airlifted to hospital following crash on County Road 90 near Angus
County Road 90 near Angus has reopened after a temporary closure earlier in the day to allow Ornge air ambulance to land. The closure near Line 8 was necessary so a male dirt bike rider, who crashed...
E-bike collision in Woolwich Township sends man to hospital
A 63-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after an e-bike collision in Woolwich Township. The crash occurred around 11:55 a.m. on Monday on Church Street East near...
Man taken to hospital following jet ski crash in Lake Ontario
A man in his 30s was hospitalized after a jet ski crash in Lake Ontario Monday afternoon. The collision occurred near Humber Bay Park West in Etobicoke, close to Lake Shore Boulevard West and Park...
Impaired teen driver facing charges after stealing pickup truck and crashing on Highway 17
An 18-year-old from Blind River is facing several charges after allegedly stealing a pickup truck while impaired and later crashing it on Highway 17. The incident began around 1:30 a.m. on July 27...
Earlton man charged after colliding with camper trailer on private property in Harris
A 23-year-old man from Earlton has been charged with impaired driving after a vehicle collided with a camper trailer on private property in Harris, Ontario. The incident occurred shortly after...
Road closed following fatal vehicle crash in Thames Centre
A fatal single-vehicle crash occurred in Thames Centre early Sunday morning, prompting a lengthy road closure. According to Middlesex OPP, a vehicle heading west on Breen Road failed to navigate a...
One person arrested following apartment fire in North London
A fire at an apartment building on Wharncliffe Road in North London led to the evacuation of residents and the arrest of one individual. The blaze broke out on the third floor of the building,...
Head-on collision on Highway 48 in Whitchurch-Stouffville leaves one dead, four others hospitalized
A head-on collision on Highway 48 near Aurora Road in Whitchurch-Stouffville on Sunday night has left one person dead and four others hospitalized. The crash occurred around 9:20 p.m., prompting a...
One dead, four injured following serious crash on Highway 11 in Huntsville
A fatal two-vehicle crash occurred on Highway 11 near Allensville Road in Huntsville on Sunday afternoon, resulting in the death of a 46-year-old woman from Campbellville in Flamborough Township....
E-bike rider killed after colliding with bus in St. Catharines
A 55-year-old man from St. Catharines lost his life after his e-bike collided with a transit bus at the intersection of King Street and Carlisle Street around 6:30 p.m. on Friday. According to...
Fatal crash on Highway 403 westbound in Burlington
A fatal crash occurred Sunday night on the westbound Highway 403 in Burlington, resulting in one death. The incident took place around 8:50 p.m. between Waterdown Road and Highway 6. Despite efforts...
Collision involving truck on Highway 400 near Honey Harbour sends two to hospital
A southbound lane of Highway 400, just north of Honey Harbour, remains closed following a single-vehicle accident involving a truck towing a camper trailer. The vehicle collided with a guardrail and...
Hit-and-run vehicle leaves cyclist seriously injured in Mississauga
A male cyclist sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle. The incident occurred Saturday night near the intersection of Matheson Boulevard and Shuttle Drive....
Stolen vehicle involved in two-car collision crashes into Toronto house
A stolen vehicle crashed into a Toronto house following a two-car collision early Sunday morning, according to police. Officers arrived at the scene near Pacific Avenue and Oakmount Road around...
Woman dead, six others injured following serious 2-vehicle crash in Vaughan
A 69-year-old woman has died, and six others were injured in a two-vehicle crash late Saturday night in Vaughan. Emergency crews responded to the scene at the intersection of Highway 27 and...
Hit-and-run driver sought after cyclist struck in Cambridge
The Waterloo Regional Police are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run in Cambridge on Saturday. Authorities say the collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. near Kinsmen Stadium at Riverside...
Three people dead following arson house fire in Bracebridge
Police are searching for a 29-year-old man from Bracebridge in connection with three deaths and an arson incident that occurred on Friday night. The man is wanted for murder, and authorities have...
25-year-old motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with pickup truck in Milton
A 25-year-old man was hospitalized with a potential head injury following a motorcycle and pickup truck collision in Milton on Friday night. Emergency responders arrived at the scene near Derry Road...
Newmarket motorcyclist killed following collision with dump struck on Highway 401
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcyclist and a dump truck on Highway 401 in Toronto Saturday morning. The crash occurred around 7:52 a.m. on the...
Senior fatally struck by SUV on Highway 404 in Richmond Hill
A 77-year-old man has died after being struck by an SUV while attempting to cross Highway 404 in Richmond Hill on Saturday morning. The incident occurred on the southbound lanes near Highway 7 just...
Belle River driver dead after tanker truck crashes on QEW in Grimsby
A 67-year-old driver from Belle River, Ont., is dead following a tanker truck crash on the QEW in Grimsby early Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded to the westbound lanes at Christy Street...
Several injured in serious collision in Phelpston
A serious collision on Friday night led to the closure of Crossland Road in Phelpston. OPP responded to the incident, which occurred around 5:50 p.m. involving two vehicles. One individual was taken...
Two dead, two other injured following 2-vehicle crash in Brantford
A two-vehicle crash in Brantford on Friday night claimed the lives of two men and left two others injured. Brantford Police responded to the collision around 9:30 p.m. on Phelps Road, located...
Highway 69 temporarily closed following late night collision
Ontario Provincial Police closed Highway 69 in both directions due to a collision between Pointe au Baril and Magnetawan First Nation late Friday night. The closure was announced shortly after 10:15...
Residents displaced after fire breaks out in apartment in Goderich
A fire at an apartment building in Goderich Friday night has left residents displaced. Emergency crews responded to the blaze around 11:20 p.m. on Nelson Street, and firefighters remained on site...
4-year-old child critically injured after being struck by commercial vehicle in Perth County
A young child is in critical condition following a collision in Perth County. The incident occurred on Friday around 1:30 p.m. on Perth Line 56, near Topping, a community west of Wellesley. Ontario...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision on busy intersection in Kitchener
A 64-year-old motorcyclist sustained serious injuries in a collision Friday at a busy Kitchener intersection. According to Waterloo Regional Police, the incident occurred when the motorcycle was...
52-year-old woman critically injured after being struck by boat in Lake Nepahwin
A 52-year-old woman is in critical condition after being hit by a boat while swimming in Lake Nepahwin on Friday morning. Emergency services, including police, paramedics, and firefighters,...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with car in Mississauga
A motorcyclist was hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision in the north end of Mississauga on Friday morning. The crash occurred around 9:30 a.m. on northbound Creditview Road, just north of...
Brampton man facing charges following rollover crash on Highway 401
A 35-year-old man from Brampton has been charged following a rollover crash on Highway 401 in Ontario. The incident occurred just after 9 a.m. on Thursday when a truck veered off the road and...
Pilot injured after helicopter crashes in Middlesex
A helicopter crashed in a wheat field in Middlesex County, near the intersection of Cobble Hills Road and Thorndale Road. Emergency responders arrived at the scene, where a 21-year-old pilot from...
Motorcyclist left seriously hurt following collision with car in Vaughan
York Regional Police are investigating a collision in Vaughan that seriously injured a motorcyclist. The crash occurred just before 9 p.m. Thursday on Weston Road at Hawstone Road, involving a...
Wanted motorcyclist seriously injured in crash near Kingston
A motorcyclist wanted by police was seriously injured in a crash west of Kingston on Thursday afternoon and taken to the hospital. The incident occurred after police had received a report of a...
Pilot dead, two hospitalized after small plane crashes near Ottawa International Airport
A small aircraft crash near Ottawa International Airport late Thursday afternoon has left one person trapped and two others hospitalized. The Grumman AA-5A, carrying three people, crash-landed...
One resident displaced, dog rescued following two separate kitchen fires in Ottawa
Ottawa Fire Services responded to two separate kitchen fires on Thursday, with one person displaced and a dog rescued. The first fire occurred around 8:10 a.m. at a multi-unit home on Carlsen Avenue...
Faulty electrical appliance reportedly sparked fire in downtown Owen Sound
Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire in a three-story mixed-use building in the 900 block of 2nd Avenue East early Thursday morning. The call came in just before 7:30 a.m.,...
Child fatally struck by vehicle in St. Catharines
A tragic incident occurred Thursday afternoon in St. Catharines, where a child was fatally struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of an aquatic centre. Niagara police responded to the scene around...
One person sent to hospital after ceiling of North York apartment entrance collapses
A person was hospitalized early Thursday morning after part of the ceiling at the entrance of a North York apartment building collapsed. The incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on Chalkfarm...
Tractor-trailer rollover causes leakage in Caledon
Clean-up efforts are in progress following a fuel leak caused by a tractor-trailer rollover early Thursday morning in Caledon, just north of Brampton. The crash occurred near the intersection of...
Bracebridge OPP seeking help to identify hit-and-run driver
Bracebridge OPP are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who fled the scene of a collision last Thursday evening. Around 6 p.m., multiple drivers reported a pickup truck being driven...
SIU investigate injured driver who fled scene of 3-vehicle crash on Highway 400 in Vaughan
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is reviewing the arrest of a driver who sustained injuries after fleeing the scene of a three-vehicle crash on Highway 400 in Vaughan early Thursday...
54-year-old man struck by bus near TTC stop in Scarborough
A 54-year-old man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a bus near a TTC stop on Eglinton Avenue, close to McCowan Road, on Wednesday night. The incident occurred...
64-year-old man airlifted to hospital following serious crash in Orillia
A serious collision involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck occurred Wednesday evening in Orillia, prompting an ongoing investigation by provincial police. Emergency crews responded to the crash...
Three people injured, one critical following serious crash involving motorcycle in Mississauga
A late-night collision in Mississauga left three people injured, including one in critical condition. The crash occurred around 11 p.m. Wednesday near Ridgeway Drive and Dundas Street West,...
Two injured following collision between motorcycle and pedestrian in London
A collision between a motorcycle and a pedestrian Wednesday night in London resulted in both individuals being taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred around 8:30...
One firefighter injured after large fire breaks out at car dealership in Dutton
A devastating fire has destroyed Cotrac Ford Lincoln, a prominent car dealership in Dutton, Ontario, and temporarily shut down part of the town’s main street. The blaze broke out just before 10 p.m....
Crash on Highway 144 near Halfway Lake leads to two people facing multiple charges
A single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning on Highway 144, north of Halfway Lake, resulted in weapons and drug charges, though no injuries were reported. The incident occurred around 4:55 a.m....
Two men killed in head-on collision on Highway 28
Two men lost their lives in a head-on collision Wednesday night on Highway 28 near Trout Lake Road, close to Denbigh, Ontario. The crash occurred shortly before 8 p.m., according to the Ontario...
Woman riding e-scooter killed by hit-and-run driver in North York
An 81-year-old Toronto woman has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that occurred in North York on Wednesday night. The incident took place around 9 p.m. near Sheppard Avenue West...
Man on riding mower seriously injured after falling off bluff in Scarborough
A man was rescued after falling off a bluff while operating a riding mower in Scarborough on Wednesday night. Toronto Fire Services responded to a call on Kildonan Drive, near Kingston Road, just...
Cyclist seriously injured after colliding with vehicle near High Park
A 19-year-old female cyclist was seriously injured in a crash with a vehicle near High Park on Wednesday evening. Toronto police responded to the scene near The Queensway and Colborne Lodge Drive...
Two cyclists hit by vehicle in separate incidents in Ottawa
Two cyclists were injured in separate collisions with vehicles in Ottawa on Wednesday, as reported by the Ottawa Paramedic Service. Around 10:34 a.m., a man in his 50s was struck by a vehicle on...
Pedestrian struck by car in downtown Barrie
A pedestrian was hit by a car in downtown Barrie on Wednesday morning. Barrie Police Service responded to the call around 8:30 a.m. and arrived at the scene to find that the pedestrian had sustained...
Snack blamed after driver veers off road and crashes near Guelph-Eramosa Township
An Ontario driver has been charged with reckless driving after a collision linked to reaching for a snack. According to Wellington County OPP, officers were called to the scene of an accident around...
Fire burns chip stand near house in Osgoode, Ottawa
A chip stand in Osgoode, Al’s Drive-In, is closed following an overnight fire. Ottawa Fire Services responded to the scene around 11:25 p.m. Tuesday after a 9-1-1 call reported thick grey smoke and...