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Driver hurt following head-on crash in Val Rita
OPP are looking into a head-on crash that happened early Tuesday morning in Val Rita, near Kapuskasing, involving a passenger car and a commercial vehicle. The collision occurred around 6:20 a.m....
Serious collision in Etobicoke leaves 69-year-old man critically injured
A 69-year-old man sustained life-threatening injures after being hit by an SUV in Etobicoke Wednesday afternoon. The collision happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. at The Westway and Wincott Drive. A...
Springwater man dead after collision involving motorcycle on County Road 27
A 36-year-old man from Springwater has died following a collision between a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle on County Road 27. The crash occurred just after 4 p.m. Wednesday in Springwater...
Serious two-vehicle crash closes Highway 40 near Chatham-Kent
Police are investigating a serious two-vehicle crash on Highway 40, north of Chatham-Kent. The roadway is currently closed between Cedar Hedge Line and Claymore Line, with the closure expected to...
RV fire breaks out at Lake Huron Resort
A fire that broke out around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lake Huron Resort along Highway 21 sent thick black smoke visible as far as Goderich. The blaze engulfed an RV and caused damage to nearby...
Driver arrested after reportedly striking multiple vehicles in Dufferin County
OPP are investigating an incident involving a vehicle that reportedly struck multiple other vehicles between Orangeville and Shelburne on Wednesday morning. One person has been taken into custody....
Motorcyclist killed after fatal collision with truck in Hamilton
A 44-year-old man from Port Dover has died after a motorcycle and truck collided late Tuesday night in Hamilton. The crash occurred around 11 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 6 and Upper James...
Cyclist, 23, hospitalized after being struck by fleeing vehicle in Waterloo
A 23-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run involving a cyclist in Waterloo Tuesday night. The collision occurred around 10:45 p.m. near...
Serious dirt bike crash in Huron County leaves teen seriously injured, dog dead
A 16-year-old has suffered life-altering injuries and a dog has died following a dirt bike crash Tuesday evening in Huron County. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Bandon Line, northeast of...
One person seriously hurt following two-vehicle collision in Wyevale
One person was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a collision between a passenger vehicle and a cube van in Wyevale on Tuesday night. The crash occurred shortly after...
Ottawa motorcyclist dead after colliding with vehicle on Highway 60 in Horton Township
A 57-year-old Ottawa man has died following a motorcycle and vehicle collision on Highway 60 in Horton Township Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. between Butler Road and...
Two Quebec women killed in collision on Highway 17 in Renfrew
Two women from Val-des-Monts, Quebec, have died following a crash involving a car and a pickup truck Tuesday afternoon on Highway 17 in Renfrew. The collision occurred around 12:45 p.m., prompting a...
One person sustained minor injuries after propane fire incident at Innisfil ONroute
A fire occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Innisfil ONroute on the southbound side of Highway 400, leaving one person with minor injuries. Emergency crews responded to reports of a possible gas...
Two hurt after vehicle crashes into construction crash truck on Highway 417 in Ottawa
A driver has been charged with careless driving after crashing into a construction crash truck on Highway 417 near Panmure Road in Ottawa’s west end Tuesday morning. The crash truck was protecting...
Three injured after collision in Puslinch
A midnight crash in Puslinch sent three people to hospital with suspected non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. The collision led to the closure of Laird Road...
Child riding scooter struck by car in downtown Toronto
A child riding a scooter was seriously injured after being struck by a car near Parliament and Shuter streets in downtown Toronto around 5:45 p.m., according to police. Security footage from a...
Firefighters tackle apartment fire in Brampton
Fire crews responded to a highrise apartment fire in Brampton on Tuesday afternoon near Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue. The blaze originated in a unit on the 11th floor, with visible smoke reported...
Motorcyclist dead after being hit by SUV in Scarborough
A 28-year-old man has died following a collision between his motorcycle and an SUV in Scarborough on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 8:22 a.m. at the intersection of Markham Road and...
12-year-old boy seriously hurt after scooter struck by vehicle in Scarborough
A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle while riding his scooter in Scarborough on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 8:41 a.m. near Kingston Road and Mason...
One person hospitalized following apartment fire in Guelph
A fire at an apartment building on Waterloo Avenue in Guelph early Tuesday morning sent one person to hospital due to smoke inhalation, according to the Guelph Fire Department. Emergency crews...
Two-vehicle collision temporarily closes stretch of Highway 11 in northern Ontario
Highway 11 has reopened after a two-vehicle collision led to its closure between Kapuskasing and Hearst on Tuesday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police. While a detour was made available...
Two pets dead, five people hospitalized after fire breaks out in North York apartment
A fire at a North York apartment building late Monday night has displaced nearly 30 residents and resulted in the deaths of two pets, according to Toronto Fire officials. The blaze broke out around...
Mississauga woman killed after serious five-vehicle crash in King Township
A 27-year-old Mississauga woman has died following a five-vehicle crash that occurred over the weekend in King Township, according to York Regional Police. The crash took place around 4:30 p.m. near...
Fatal two-vehicle collision on Highway 101 near Timmins
A fatal two-vehicle collision occurred in Porcupine leading to one death, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The crash involved a car and an SUV on Highway 101, which is now closed in both...
Firefighters battle house fire in Toronto’s west end
A house fire broke out Monday afternoon in Toronto’s west end, prompting a two-alarm response but resulting in no reported injuries. The blaze started just before 1 p.m. at a three-storey detached...
17-year-old dead following serious collision involving feed truck in Middlesex County
A 17-year-old from Thorndale has died following a fatal crash in Middlesex County involving a small SUV and a feed truck. The collision occurred on Medway Road, just east of Medway High School,...
Pedestrian killed in collision in Elgin County
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a pickup truck late Monday morning in Elgin County, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. The incident occurred around 11:40 a.m. on John Wise...
21-year-old woman charged after intentionally striking pedestrian in North Bay
A 21-year-old woman is facing charges after a dispute in North Bay escalated into a serious incident involving a vehicle on Sunday night. Police responded around 10:09 p.m. to the intersection of...
ATV driver sustained life-altering injuries after crashing in Waubaushene
Provincial police are investigating a serious ATV crash that occurred Sunday night in Waubaushene. Emergency crews responded around 9:15 p.m. to a collision on Cherry Street, between Elm and...
Police officer injured, man facing numerous charges after stealing vehicle and crashing twice
A 52-year-old man from Tiny Township is facing over a dozen charges after a series of alleged vehicle thefts and collisions that ended with his arrest in Wasaga Beach on Sunday. Ontario Provincial...
Impaired driver injured and facing charges after colliding into two parked vehicles in North Bay
A 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges after crashing a pickup truck into two parked vehicles early Saturday morning in North Bay. Police responded around 3 a.m. to reports of a truck being...
Brampton man charged after hitting man twice with vehicle in Guelph
A 30-year-old man from Brampton has been charged following an incident in Guelph where another man was hit twice by a car during a dispute. The altercation occurred Friday afternoon near Glasgow...
1 person dead after 3 transport trucks collide on Highway 401 in Clarington
A fatal crash involving three transport trucks occurred early Monday morning on Highway 401 in Clarington, near the Highway 418 interchange. At approximately 6 a.m., a tractor-trailer struck a...
Two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 near Oshawa sends four people to hospital
A section of Highway 401 east of Oshawa is closed this morning due to a serious two-vehicle crash that occurred around midnight near Bowmanville Avenue. Four people were transported to the hospital,...
Collision in Mississauga intersection leaves pedestrian critically injured
A 71-year-old man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Mississauga on Sunday evening, according to Peel paramedics. The incident occurred at the intersection of Creditview Road...
Stretch of Highway 400 in Muskoka temporarily closed following two-vehicle crash
A section of Highway 400 in Muskoka has reopened following a trailer crash involving an SUV. The incident occurred just north of the Iroquois Cranberry Growers Drive exit, prompting the closure of...
One firefighter injured, multiple residential fires within 24 hours in Ottawa
Ottawa Fire Services reported a firefighter sustained a minor injury while responding to a house fire in Barrhaven on Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out on North Harrow Drive around 4 p.m., after...
Firefighters tackle early morning house fire in LaSalle
LaSalle firefighters responded to a significant house fire early Sunday morning in a new subdivision. Crews were called to Terra Bella Drive around midnight, where they found flames and heavy smoke...
London police investigate collision involving motorcycle that left rider seriously hurt
London police are looking into a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle that occurred Saturday afternoon. The collision took place around 2:30 p.m. on Riverside Drive. The motorcyclist was taken...
Longlac woman killed in two-vehicle collision on Highway 11
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision on Highway 11 in northern Ontario, which occurred on Friday evening. The crash involved a tractor-trailer and an SUV, resulting in the...
Collision involving multiple vehicles in Mississauga
A multi-vehicle collision in Mississauga’s north end on Saturday afternoon has led to road closures as authorities investigate. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. near the intersection...
Three injured, one critical following multi-vehicle collision in Newmarket
A serious multi-vehicle collision in Newmarket late Saturday afternoon left two people injured, including one in critical condition. The crash, involving five vehicles, occurred near Davis Drive and...
Officer injured following collision involving police cruiser in Toronto’s Beaches area
A section of Woodbine Avenue in Toronto’s Beach area has reopened after a collision involving a police cruiser on Saturday afternoon. The crash occurred at the intersection of Woodbine Avenue and...
Two vehicles collide, one flips over in Scarborough
A two-vehicle collision in Scarborough on Saturday afternoon resulted in one vehicle flipping over. Toronto police responded to the scene at Finch Avenue East and Warden Avenue around 11:41 a.m. The...
Woman hospitalized following two-vehicle collision in Scarborough
A woman in her 50s was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision in Scarborough late Saturday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 10:30 a.m....
Driver dies from fatal injuries following crash in Milton
A man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Milton early Saturday morning. Halton Regional Police were called to Lower Base Line, east of Tremaine Road, at around 6:50 a.m. after a red Ford...
Three residents treated for smoke inhalation following fire in Kitchener townhouse
A kitchen fire in a Kitchener townhouse on Green Valley Drive led to three people being treated for smoke inhalation on Saturday. Emergency crews were called to the scene around noon after smoke...
Injuries reported following collision on Highway 2 in Woodstock
Oxford OPP have reopened Highway 2 between Subway Line and Blandford Road in Woodstock after a collision earlier prompted a temporary closure. The incident resulted in non-life-threatening injuries....
Charging e-bike sparks fire in Windsor apartment
Windsor firefighters responded to a balcony fire early Saturday morning, which was likely caused by an e-bike being charged with an incompatible charger connected to an extension cord. The fire...
Serious single-vehicle crash in Kawartha Lakes
A single-vehicle crash in Kawartha Lakes on Saturday morning resulted in significant damage to both the vehicle and a hydro pole. The incident took place on River Road near Janetville. City of...
8-year-old killed in ATV collision in northeastern Ontario
An eight-year-old child has died following a collision involving two ATVs in Plummer Additional Township. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. Friday in a field off Cloudslee Road. Emergency crews from...
Fatal motorcycle crash in Peterborough leaves 69-year-old man dead
A 69-year-old man from Hastings was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday evening in the Peterborough area. The incident occurred around 5:20 p.m. on County Road 2 near Bensfort Road, where police say...
Impaired Barrie driver seriously hurt after crashing on Highway 93
A 22-year-old Barrie man was seriously injured and taken to hospital following a single-vehicle crash Thursday night in Tiny Township. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on the southbound side...
4 pedestrians, including 3 children, hospitalized following serious two-vehicle collision in Brampton
A two-vehicle crash in Brampton on Friday night resulted in one adult and three children being hospitalized. The collision occurred around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Ray Lawson Boulevard and...
One person injured after hitting hydro pole on Grey Road 9 in Melancthon
On Friday evening, provincial police shut down a section of Grey Road 9 in Melancthon following a crash that left one person injured and required hospitalization. The incident occurred northeast of...
Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 11 at Severn Bridge
Highway 11 has reopened following a multi-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes at Severn Bridge on Friday afternoon. The collision, which occurred near Southwood Road and Mason Line, involved four...
Motorcyclist seriously hurt following two-vehicle collision in Windsor
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a sedan late Thursday night in Windsor. The incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. at the intersection of Tecumseh Road East and Aubin...
Pickup truck driver sought following serious collision with motorcycle on Highway 401
Oxford County OPP are searching for the driver of a blue pickup truck believed to be involved in a crash with a motorcycle on Highway 401. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the...
Pedestrian struck and killed by hit-and-run driver in Scarborough
A 27-year-old Bethany man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Scarborough. The incident occurred Thursday night when a silver Ford F-150 struck a 62-year-old pedestrian...
Truck flips over into ditch following Highway 86 crash
A transport truck ended up overturned in a ditch following a two-vehicle crash involving an SUV on Highway 86 between Bluevale and Wingham. The collision occurred around 4:30 p.m. Thursday,...
Fatal industrial accident involving concrete slab in Vaughan
A 63-year-old man has died following an industrial accident at a manufacturing business in Vaughan’s Maple area, according to York Regional Police. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Teston...
One person dead, another injured after two vehicles collide in Ottawa’s Fallowfield area
A fatal two-vehicle collision occurred Thursday afternoon in Ottawa’s Fallowfield area, leaving one woman in her 80s dead and a man, also in his 80s, hospitalized. The crash took place around 1 p.m....
Woman killed following serious two-vehicle collision in Burlington
A woman has died following a collision between an SUV and a transport truck in Burlington on Thursday morning. The crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m. at the intersection of Britannia Road and...
Hit-and-run vehicle hits child after ignoring school bus stop signal in Harley Township
A child is recovering in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the road to board a school bus Thursday morning in Harley Township, near...
Woman hospitalized after being struck by hit-and-run pickup truck in downtown Toronto
A woman in her 60s was taken to hospital after a hit-and-run in downtown Toronto early Thursday morning. The incident occurred just before 7 a.m. at the intersection of Queen and Church streets,...
Tractor-trailer engulfed in flames on QEW in Hamilton
A tractor-trailer fire caused a major traffic disruption on the QEW in Hamilton Thursday morning. The blaze broke out in the Fort Erie-bound lanes near Nikola Tesla Boulevard, just past the Skyway...
Transport truck collides into pole on Highway 11 in Orillia
OPP are investigating a single-vehicle crash involving a transport truck that occurred last Wednesday night on Highway 11 in Orillia. The incident took place in the northbound lanes and resulted in...
Trenton man seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Cambridge
A 32-year-old man from Trenton is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a serious collision in Cambridge on Wednesday night. The incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. on Grand Avenue...
School bus driver charged after hitting parked car in Fergus
A 73-year-old school bus driver from Fergus has been charged for failing to change lanes safely after a collision involving a parked car on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 8:45 a.m. on...
33-year-old motorcyclist killed after colliding with car in Ajax
A 33-year-old man lost his life Wednesday evening following a motorcycle crash at an intersection in Ajax, Ontario. The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. as he was traveling east on Taunton Road...
Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Brampton
A 24-year-old man was struck and killed in Brampton early Thursday morning, prompting a police investigation. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. near McLaughlin Road and Kingknoll Drive. The...
Five hospitalized after three youths crash stolen vehicle in downtown Toronto
Three youths — two males and one female — were taken into custody after a stolen vehicle crashed in downtown Toronto late Wednesday night. Toronto police reported that around 10:40 p.m., officers...
Horse and buggy involved in collision north of Wellesley
Two people were seriously injured after a car collided with a horse-drawn buggy north of Wellesley on Wednesday night. The crash occurred around 8 p.m. on Manser Road near William Hastings Line....
66-year-old woman charged after crashing through active investigation scene of prior fatal accident
A 66-year-old woman from Guelph is facing a careless driving charge after she drove through an active police investigation scene on Paisley Road and Alma Street North. Despite officers yelling for...
Injuries reported following multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11
A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte is causing traffic delays, with at least two people reported injured. The crash occurred around noon on Wednesday near Memorial Avenue and...
Crash leaves motorcyclist seriously injured in EC Row Expressway in Windsor
Windsor police have arrested a driver in connection with a hit-and-run that left a motorcyclist seriously injured. The incident occurred early Wednesday on Dougall Avenue at the eastbound off-ramp...
SUV end up on hydro pole guy wire following crash in London
An unusual crash in London on Wednesday morning left an SUV perched on a hydro pole guy wire, though no injuries were reported. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the southeast corner of...
One person hospitalized following two-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte
A two-vehicle crash caused traffic delays Wednesday morning on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte, just south of Orillia. The collision occurred shortly before 8 a.m. in the northbound lanes near Line 14,...
Man struck by vehicle’s side mirror while changing flat tire on Highway 401 in Cambridge
Ontario Provincial Police are urging drivers to prioritize safety after a man was seriously injured while changing a tire in a live lane on Highway 401 in Cambridge. The incident occurred around...
Man sustained serious injuries after being hit by vehicle in Brampton
A man in his 30s was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning in Brampton. The incident occurred around 6:10 a.m. near Torbram Road and East Drive. While police...
Structure fire extinguished in downtown Windsor
A downtown Windsor structure fire has caused an estimated $300,000 in damage. Fire crews responded to the 600 block of Glengarry Avenue on Tuesday. While no injuries were reported, a fire...
Man seriously hurt after crashing dirt bike in Chatham
A serious dirt bike crash in Chatham has left a 32-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred on the evening of September 19 in the parking lot of Enbridge on Kiel Drive....
Teen driver charged after crashing into Lake Huron
A 16-year-old from Arthur is facing a charge of dangerous operation following a crash that sent a car into Lake Huron. The incident occurred on September 14, when OPP responded to a single-vehicle...
Garbage truck driver charged after fatal collision in Guelph
A collision in Guelph late last month resulted in the death of a cyclist and charges against a local driver. On August 29 around 3:20 p.m., police responded to a crash involving a garbage truck and...
Fatal collision involving motorcyclist and pickup truck in Markham
A 19-year-old motorcyclist from Port Perry died following a collision with a pickup truck Tuesday night in Markham. The crash occurred at the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Reesor Road....
Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by SUV in Toronto’s Riverdale area
A 24-year-old male pedestrian suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by an SUV Tuesday night in the area of Pape and Lipton Avenues, just north of Danforth Avenue. The...
Large industrial fire closes road in Tillsonburg
Emergency crews responded to a significant fire in Tillsonburg's industrial south end on Tuesday night. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the scene around 8:30 p.m., prompting the closure of...
Loose wheel fatally struck US driver on QEW in St. Catharines
A 53-year-old American driver was killed Tuesday morning after a loose wheel struck their SUV on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) in St. Catharines. The incident occurred just before noon in the...
Pedestrian killed after two vehicles collide in Windsor
A 58-year-old man has died after being struck during a two-vehicle collision in Windsor on Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened at the intersection of Hanna Street East and Windsor Avenue....
Diesel spill blamed for transport truck and mobile crane collision on Highway 401 in Elgin County
A diesel spill on Highway 401 in Elgin County may have been a factor in a crash involving a transport truck and a mobile crane early Tuesday morning. The collision occurred just after 6:00 a.m. in...
Woman struck by vehicle in Windsor intersection
A woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Windsor. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Gladstone...
Person injured by collapsing home foundation in Clearview Township
A person was injured Tuesday morning when part of a foundation collapsed at a rural home under renovation in Clearview Township. Emergency crews responded shortly after 8:25 a.m. to the area of...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after being thrown 20 feet in Brant County crash
A 41-year-old man is facing several charges after a serious motorcycle crash in Brant County on Monday night. Emergency crews responded around 9:04 p.m. to the scene at Highway 24 and Colborne...
Man found dead in house devastated by fire in Wasaga Beach
A deadly house fire in Wasaga Beach is under investigation after a man's body was discovered inside the home. Emergency crews responded to a fire on River Road East just before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday...
Person critically injured in workplace accident in Grey Bruce
A serious workplace accident in Flesherton has left a 20-year-old from Mount Forest with life-threatening injuries. Emergency crews, including OPP, Grey Highlands Fire, and paramedics, responded to...
Driver taken to hospital after vehicle crashes into Dow’s Lake
A vehicle remained submerged in Dow’s Lake on Tuesday morning after a single-vehicle crash the previous evening. Emergency crews responded to the scene along Queen Elizabeth Driveway around 8:15...
One person injured in crash involving off-road vehicle in Tiny Township
An off-road vehicle crash in Tiny Township over the weekend led to one person being hospitalized and another facing impaired driving charges. Southern Georgian Bay OPP responded to the incident near...
Orton man charged following collision in Centre Wellington Township
A 32-year-old Orton man has been charged with careless driving after a collision in Centre Wellington Township on Sunday. The crash, involving a pick-up truck and an SUV, occurred at the...
Tilbury woman killed in Chatham crash
A 23-year-old woman from Tilbury has died following a serious single-vehicle crash in Chatham early Sunday morning. The collision occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Creek Road near Maynard Line. Police...
Chatham cyclist involved in collision succumbed to injuries
A 38-year-old Chatham man has died following a collision with a semi-truck earlier this month. The incident occurred on September 15 around 11:15 a.m. on St. Clair Street in Chatham. Police say the...