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17-year-old pedestrian struck by vehicle in Sarnia
A 17-year-old male was struck by a vehicle in Sarnia on the night of July 1. The incident occurred around 11:45 p.m. at the intersection of Lakeshore Road and Blackwell Sideroad. The pedestrian was...
Child fatally struck by train in Chatham
Chatham-Kent police have confirmed the tragic death of a young child following a collision with a train early Saturday morning. Emergency services responded to reports of a pedestrian being struck...
Police officer struck by hit-and-run motorcyclist in Mississsauga
Peel police are searching for a motorcyclist involved in a hit-and-run that seriously injured an officer in Mississauga on Tuesday evening. According to police, around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, officers...
Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle on Highway 401 near Mallorytown
A person is dead after being hit by a vehicle on westbound Highway 401 early Tuesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) report. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. between Mallorytown and...
Two fires broke out at Hawkesbury businesses
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating two fires that occurred at businesses in Hawkesbury early Monday morning. Police responded to a report of a fire at a Main Street East business around...
25 people injured after bus rollover on Highway 516
A bus rollover on Highway 516 in Sioux Lookout, northern Ontario, left 25 people injured on Sunday evening. The Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash around 6:45 p.m. The bus, carrying...
Police investigate three-vehicle collision in Bradford
Police in Bradford are investigating a multi-vehicle collision that occurred Monday morning at the intersection of 11th Line and Simcoe County Road 27. South Simcoe Police Services responded to the...
House catches on fire in Etobicoke early morning
Firefighters responded to the blaze at a two-storey home on Martin Grove Road, south of Rathburn Road, at 3:10 a.m. When crews arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames. Fortunately, the...
Southbound DVP temporarily closed following van fire
A van fire caused traffic delays on the southbound Don Valley Parkway Monday morning. Toronto police received multiple reports at around 9:49 a.m. of a van on fire just north of Highway 401 on the...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after crashing with transport truck on Highway 400 near Aurora Road
A motorcyclist is recovering in hospital following a crash with a transport truck on Highway 400 near Aurora Road on Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the incident around...
Hit-and-run driver facing charges after pedestrian struck by car in Owen Sound
A pedestrian was struck by a car near the intersection of 1st Avenue West and 11th Street West in Owen Sound on Sunday just after 11 p.m. Grey County paramedics initially took the victim to...
Serious crash in Lincoln leaves motorcycle driver and passenger in critical condition
Niagara police are investigating a serious crash in Lincoln over the weekend that left a motorcycle driver and passenger with life-threatening injuries. The collision occurred just after 8 p.m. on...
Motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injures following crash in Haldimand County
A 38-year-old motorcyclist was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Haldimand County on Sunday. Emergency responders were called to the scene on Mississauga Road, between...
Man struck by vehicle after falling off curb lane in Hamilton
A 32-year-old man is in critical condition after falling onto a road and being struck by a vehicle in Hamilton on Sunday evening. Police say the incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. near Barton...
E-bike rider seriously injured after colliding with car in Oshawa
A 27-year-old e-bike rider is hospitalized with serious injuries after a collision with a car in Oshawa Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred just before 3 p.m. on Elmgrove Avenue when the...
Building in Port Perry left significantly damaged following vehicle collision
A building in downtown Port Perry sustained significant damage after a driver experienced a medical episode and crashed into it early Saturday morning. Durham Police reported that a 63-year-old man...
Driver hospitalized after colliding onto traffic pole, fence, parked cars and tree in Whitby
A 49-year-old man is recovering in a Toronto trauma center after a serious crash in Whitby early Saturday morning. At around 2:20 a.m., Durham Police responded to a single-vehicle accident on Brock...
Four-vehicle crash on DVP leads to southbound lanes closure
Two people were hospitalized after a four-vehicle collision on the Don Valley Parkway Sunday night. Emergency crews responded to the scene near Don Mills Road shortly before 9 p.m. Toronto police...
One dead, another injured following crash in Vaughan
A man has died and another has been seriously injured following a crash in Vaughan late Saturday night. York Regional Police responded to the collision at Weston Road and Rutherford Road just after...
Two people in critical condition following serious collision in Mississauga
Two people were rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after a serious collision in Mississauga late Saturday night. Peel Regional Police reported the crash occurred around 9:40...
16-year-old boy killed in motorcycle collision in Thorold
A 16-year-old boy is dead following a motorcycle collision with a minivan in Thorold on Saturday night. Niagara Regional Police responded to the crash at Holland Road and Merrittville Highway just...
Fatal collision involving two SUVs on Highway 10 in Shelburne
A fatal collision occurred in Shelburne on Saturday evening, resulting in the death of a 55-year-old driver from Mississauga. The crash involved two SUVs on Highway 10, between Highway 89 and 30...
Scarborough man dies after being struck by pickup truck in Wasaga Beach
A fatal pedestrian collision occurred in Wasaga Beach on Saturday evening, leaving a senior dead after being struck by a pickup truck. The incident happened around 8:15 p.m. on River Road West,...
One person dead following collision between car and coach bus on Highway 7 in Central Frontenac Township
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal collision on Highway 7 in Central Frontenac Township that occurred Saturday afternoon. The crash, involving a car and a coach bus, was...
Dump truck collides into home in Etobicoke
A dump truck collided with a home in Etobicoke on Thursday night, leaving the driver with minor injuries. The incident occurred just before 6:30 p.m. near Athol Avenue and Chartwell Road, east of...
Motorcyclist taken to hospital following serious collision in Scarborough
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision in Scarborough on Saturday evening, according to Toronto police. The incident occurred just before 6 p.m. at the intersection of Lawrence Avenue...
Driver injured after vehicle crashes into grocery store in Waterloo
Police are investigating a crash that occurred around 4:40 p.m. Saturday, when a vehicle drove into a grocery store located in a commercial plaza on Laurelwood Drive in Waterloo. According to...
20-year-old man charged after fatal crash involving UTV in Erin
A 20-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving following a fatal single-vehicle crash involving a utility task vehicle (UTV) in Erin, Ontario, early Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial...
Road closure in North Dumfries Township after vehicle collides onto hydro pole
A section of Sheffield Road in North Dumfries Township was closed Saturday after a single-vehicle crash, according to Waterloo Regional Police. The driver lost control on a water-covered roadway and...
Residential fire broke out near Alton Towers Circle in Scarborough
Toronto fire crews responded to a house fire late Saturday morning near Alton Towers Circle and Hillfarm Drive. Emergency services were called to the scene around 11:42 a.m., according to police....
Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by vehicle in Etobicoke
A man in his 30s was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle early Saturday morning in Etobicoke, according to Toronto police. The incident...
One person seriously injured following single-vehicle crash in Wheatley
The Leamington OPP are investigating a serious single-vehicle crash that occurred Friday evening in Wheatley. Officers responded to the scene on Erie Street South around 7:45 p.m., where one...
Serious motorcycle collision in West Nipissing
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a serious motorcycle crash that occurred Thursday evening in West Nipissing. The single-vehicle collision happened on Fort Road near Sturgeon Falls...
Vehicle crashes through cannabis store in Brantford
Brantford police are investigating a break-and-enter after a vehicle crashed through the front of Highlife Cannabis on Stanley Street early Friday morning. The incident occurred overnight, and...
Sarnia driver dead following crash in Point Edward
An 81-year-old Sarnia resident died in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Point Edward. According to Lambton OPP, the vehicle left Michigan Avenue near Louisa Street around 8 p.m., striking...
Woman left critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Ottawa’s ByWard Market
A woman was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle that mounted the sidewalk in Ottawa’s ByWard Market on Thursday evening. Emergency crews responded around 7:15 p.m., and the woman was...
Truck driver charged after vehicle struck Highway 401 overpass in Cardinal
A truck driver has been charged under Ontario's Highway Traffic Act after their over-height vehicle struck an overpass on Highway 401 near Cardinal. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at the...
Highway 401 in Stoney Point closed following tanker truck collision
Ontario Provincial Police have closed Highway 401 at the County Road 31 overpass in Stoney Point, Lakeshore, for a collision investigation. A photo posted by the West Region OPP shows a jackknifed...
Toddler injured after being struck by vehicle in Ottawa
A young boy is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Ottawa Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the incident on Walkley Road near Baycrest...
Two taken to hospital following Highway 11 crash in Bracebridge
Two people were hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in Bracebridge Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the scene at Stephenson Road 2 West, where they found the...
Section of Highway 401 in Scarborough temporarily closed following tractor-trailer rollover
Highway 401 westbound in Scarborough has reopened after a fiery crash involving a tow truck transporting a tractor-trailer. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. when the tow truck driver crashed into...
9-year-old boy dead after being struck by school bus in Almonte
A 9-year-old boy has died after being struck by a school bus while riding his bike Wednesday afternoon in Almonte, Ontario. The collision occurred around 3:40 p.m. on Paterson Street, shortly after...
Driver flees after crashing into four businesses in Timmins
An early morning crash in Timmins caused significant damage to four businesses after an erratic driver struck multiple properties around 3:46 a.m. Wednesday. One of the businesses sustained major...
Pickup truck burst into flames on Muskoka Road 118
A pickup truck caught fire Tuesday evening along Muskoka Road 118, sending thick black smoke into the sky over Muskoka. The Muskoka Lakes Fire Department, along with crews from Milford Bay and Port...
One person dead, two other injured following multi-vehicle collision in Newmarket
One person is dead and two others are in hospital following a collision involving a dump truck, a tractor trailer, and a car in Newmarket on Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the crash...
Transport truck rolled over on Highway 403
A transport truck carrying vehicles rolled over on the eastbound lanes of Highway 403 near Highway 401 around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday. The driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital. The...
Serious collision leaves one person injured in Kitchener
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a serious collision that left one person injured in Kitchener. Officers responded to the crash near Victoria Street North and Lancaster Street West around...
Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in North York
A 61-year-old man was critically injured after being struck by a white Ford cube van at a Shell gas station in North York around 5:30 a.m., according to Toronto Police. The incident occurred near...
More than 200 residents displaced after fire outbreak at Sandy Hill apartment
Over 200 residents were displaced after a sprinkler system caused extensive water damage at a Sandy Hill apartment building in Ottawa on Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded around 9 a.m. to...
Highway 403 lanes temporarily closed in Mississauga after collision involving pedestrian
A pedestrian was struck on Highway 403 in Mississauga Wednesday morning, prompting a full closure of the westbound lanes at Mavis Road around 7:30 a.m., according to Ontario Provincial Police. Both...
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Brantford
Brantford Police are investigating an early morning collision involving a pedestrian. Around 6 a.m. Wednesday, a man in his 30s was struck near Bruce Street and Clarence Street. He was transported...
Highway 6 crash leaves two men seriously injured
Two men were seriously injured in a crash on Highway 6 in Haldimand County Tuesday night. Emergency crews responded around 9:45 p.m. to the scene between Second Line and Third Line. According to...
School bus involved in hit-and-run collision in North York
Police are investigating a hit-and-run collision involving a school bus in North York that occurred just after 3 p.m. near Sheppard Avenue and Faywood Boulevard. The crash involved a school bus and...
Townhouse fire in east London under investigation
A fire in east London on Tuesday caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. Fire crews responded to a townhouse complex near Admiral Drive and Trafalgar Street, where they encountered heavy black...
Motorcyclist sent to hospital following Highway 412 crash
A motorcyclist has been transported to a Toronto hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a crash on Highway 412 in Whitby just after noon on Tuesday. The OPP reported that...
Elderly woman in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Toronto’s east end
An elderly woman is left in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Toronto’s east end on Tuesday afternoon. Toronto police responded to reports of a pedestrian being hit near Victoria...
Fire crews respond to structure fire in Guelph-Eramosa Township
On Tuesday, a fire in Guelph-Eramosa Township prompted a response from at least five fire stations across four municipalities. The Guelph Fire Department reported that crews were called to a...
Three-vehicle crash involving TTC bus in Toronto’s west end
A section of Keele Street in Toronto’s west end is closed following a three-vehicle crash involving a TTC bus. The collision, which occurred around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, involved a bus, a car, and a...
Two people transported to hospital following two-vehicle crash in Ottawa’s east end
A man was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Ottawa’s east end. The collision, involving a car and a water truck, occurred at the intersection of...
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Windsor
At around 2 p.m., a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Ouellette Avenue at Erie Street, prompting road closures in the area. Northbound lanes of Ouellette were closed at Erie, and southbound...
Section of Highway 21 closed in Bayfield following serious collision
Following a serious collision in Bayfield, police have closed the intersection of Highway 21 and Cameron Street. The Highway 21 closure extends from Euphemia Street to Crystal Springs Road, while...
Police and fire crew investigate house fire in Chatham
Chatham-Kent police and fire investigators continued their work on Tuesday following a house fire. Crews responded to the blaze at a two-storey, four-unit home on the 400 block of Grand Avenue East...
Four people sent to hospital following crash in West Perth
Two vehicles were “damaged beyond repair” following a crash Monday in West Perth, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The incident occurred around noon at the intersection of Perth...
Ontario hospitals reporting rise in serious e-bike and e-scooter injuries
Hospitals in London, Ont are seeing an increase in both the frequency and severity of injuries related to electric scooters and bikes. This trend is linked to the rising popularity and affordability...
27-year-old woman struck by vehicle in Brampton
A 27-year-old woman is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton on Monday evening. The incident occurred just before 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Steeles Avenue East and...
Hamilton police investigate serious two-vehicle collision
Hamilton Police are investigating a serious two-vehicle collision that occurred on Sunday, shortly before 9 p.m., at the intersection of Rymal Road and Fletcher Road. According to police, a 2013...
Highway 118 temporarily closed following multi-vehicle collision in Bracebridge
A multi-vehicle collision in Bracebridge prompted the closure of Highway 118 in both directions at Highway 11 on Monday afternoon. The crash also led to the temporary shutdown of the northbound...
One person hospitalized following structural fire in Windsor
One person was taken to hospital with second-degree burns following a structure fire on Moy Avenue in Windsor Monday afternoon. Emergency crews responded around 3:30 p.m. to the 1600 block of Moy...
Multiple injuries reported following serious 2-vehicle collision in Caledon
OPP are investigating a serious two-vehicle collision in Caledon that left multiple people injured, including one in life-threatening condition. The crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. on June 15...
Motorcyclist seriously injured after colliding with pickup truck in Chatsworth
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash involving a pickup truck Monday morning in Chatsworth. The collision occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Concession 3A, between Massie Road and...
Person sent to hospital following single-vehicle crash near London
A single-vehicle crash north of London sent one person to hospital Monday morning with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Middlesex OPP responded to the scene on Whalen Line, just west of...
Fire broke out in vacant residential building in Timmins
A fire broke out Sunday night at a vacant multi-unit residential building on Fifth Avenue in Timmins, prompting a large response from local fire crews. Timmins Fire Chief Scott Atkinson said the...
Windsor man charged with impaired driving following crash in Essex
A 60-year-old Windsor man is facing impaired driving charges after crashing his vehicle into a ditch in Essex on Sunday evening. OPP officers from the Essex Detachment responded to the scene around...
Pickering woman in critical condition following 2-vehicle collision in Ajax
A 61-year-old Pickering woman is in critical condition following a two-vehicle collision in Ajax on Sunday evening. The crash occurred around 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of Kingston Road and...
28-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured in crash in Windsor
A 28-year-old motorcyclist is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a serious crash in Windsor on Sunday night. Police responded around 9:30 p.m. to a collision at the intersection of...
Ottawa police investigating crash that left woman injured
The Ottawa Police Service is appealing for witnesses following a serious single-vehicle crash in The Glebe early Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 5:25 a.m. near the intersection of Queen...
Man facing multiple charges following series of hit-and-run crashes in Mississauga
A 39-year-old man, Gary Walker — who is under a Canada-wide driving prohibition — faces multiple charges after allegedly causing a series of drug-impaired hit-and-run crashes in Mississauga on June...
Motorcyclist seriously injured after colliding with vehicle in Etobicoke
A male motorcyclist was seriously injured, though not critically, in a collision with a vehicle Sunday evening in Etobicoke. The incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. near Humberline Drive and...
Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 417 leaves two injured
Two drivers were transported to the hospital with minor injuries after a seven-vehicle crash on Highway 417 in downtown Ottawa Sunday afternoon. The collision occurred in the westbound lanes near...
One dead, another hospitalized following house fire in Hamilton
A house fire in Hamilton on Sunday claimed the life of a woman and sent another person to hospital for smoke inhalation after attempting a rescue. The blaze broke out around noon at a two-storey...
Two people dead after vehicle hits stone wall in Hamilton
Hamilton police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred early Sunday morning on the Claremont Access. Around 3 a.m., a southbound Chevrolet left the road and hit a stone wall....
Hydro line downed following serious two-vehicle collision near Ingersoll
Police are responding to a serious two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Foldens Line and Clarke Road near Ingersoll. A hydro line is down as a result of the crash. The extent of injuries...
Two motorcyclists seriously injured in head-on collision near Cornwall
Two people on a motorcycle were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a head-on collision near Cornwall on Saturday. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said the crash occurred around 4...
Boy riding e-scooter struck by vehicle in Celedon
A boy was hospitalized after being struck in a hit-and-run incident in Caledon on Saturday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the collision at 2 p.m. near Mayfield Road and...
One person hospitalized following 2-vehicle crash in North York
A person was transported to the hospital with unspecified injuries following a two-vehicle crash in North York on Saturday morning. Toronto police responded to the collision at Sentinel Road and...
Highway 17 reopened following serious collision in Wawa
Highway 17 in the Wawa area has reopened after being closed for nearly eight hours overnight due to a serious collision in Lake Superior Provincial Park. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to...
Motorcyclist killed after colliding onto parked ATV in North Dundas
A 40-year-old motorcyclist died Friday evening after colliding with a parked ATV on County Road 11, southeast of Chesterville, in North Dundas. Police were called around 10 p.m. about the crash, and...
14-year-old airlifted to hospital following scooter-vehicle collision near Barrie
A 14-year-old scooter rider was airlifted to a Toronto trauma center after being struck by a vehicle near Barrie on Friday night. The collision occurred around 10:30 p.m. on County Road 27, south of...
Vehicle collision causes power outage in Pickering
A vehicle collided with an electrical box in Pickering on Friday, causing a power outage which crews are fixing. The crash occurred near Brock Road, north of Rossland Road. Elexicon Energy reported...
Motorcyclist dead following collision on Gardiner Expressway
A 24-year-old motorcyclist died following a collision with a pickup truck on the Gardiner Expressway in Etobicoke on Friday evening. Emergency services responded around 7:45 p.m. to a crash in the...
Elderly driver charged after youth struck by vehicle in Thornbury
A youth sustained minor, non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Thornbury on Monday afternoon. According to Collingwood OPP, a vehicle driven by a 76-year-old Thornbury...
Three hospitalized following Mississauga condo fire
Three individuals were hospitalized following a condo fire in Mississauga early this morning. Emergency services responded to the blaze near Embassy Avenue and Inverhouse Drive shortly after 7:30...
Motorcyclist critically injured in collision with car near London
A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing into a Mercedes sedan Friday morning near London. The collision occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Dundas Street and...
House fire causes around $750,000 damage in Scotland, Ontario
A fire in Scotland, Ontario, caused an estimated $750,000 in damage on Wednesday afternoon. Brant County firefighters, OPP officers, and paramedics responded to the blaze around 2:30 p.m. on Maple...
One person injured following house fire in Thunder Bay
A person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and burn injuries following a house fire on Thunder Bay’s south side early Wednesday morning. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to the blaze around 7...
One fatality following early morning crash on Highway 4
A fatal two-vehicle crash occurred early Friday morning on Highway 4 near Hurondale Road, just north of Exeter. The collision, involving a car and an SUV, happened shortly before 6 a.m. The...
Driver sustained serious injuries following 2-vehicle collision in Waterloo
A serious two-vehicle collision in Waterloo sent one man to the hospital late Thursday night. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the crash at the intersection of Weber Street South and Union...
Toronto police officer seriously injured in motorcycle collision on Highway 403 in Mississauga
A Toronto police officer has been hospitalized after his motorcycle collided with a tractor-trailer on Highway 403 in Mississauga Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. in the...
Highway 69 reopens following collision near Pointe Au Baril
Highway 69 has reopened near Pointe Au Baril following a two-vehicle collision that occurred earlier Thursday. The highway had been closed between Highway 529 and Highway 522 but all lanes are now...
OPP investigate collision involving school bus in Blind River
At approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday, the East Algoma OPP and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a collision between a school bus and a commercial vehicle at the intersection of Causley Street...