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Cyclist killed in vehicle collision in Ottawa’s south end
A male cyclist in his 80s has succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle collision in Ottawa's south end. The incident occurred Wednesday at approximately 2:40 p.m. at the intersection of Bank...
Four high school students and a staff member killed in Middlesex County crash
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have confirmed the identities of the five victims in a tragic crash in Middlesex County. Four high school students and one staff member from Walkerton District...
One person dead, another seriously injured following crash on Highway 101 near Foleyet
A 71-year-old passenger was killed and the driver seriously injured in a crash on Highway 101, east of Foleyet, on Friday afternoon. The single-vehicle collision occurred around 3 p.m. in Muskego...
Several injured in 3-vehicle crash on Highway 21
Several people were hospitalized after a crash on Highway 21 near B-Line, north of Southampton, on Friday around 1 p.m. The collision involved three vehicles. Saugeen Fire and Emergency Services...
Nine people injured in multi-vehicle collision involving TTC bus in Etobicoke
A multi-vehicle collision involving a TTC bus and two other vehicles in Etobicoke has left up to nine people injured, according to police. Emergency crews responded to the crash at Kipling Avenue...
Driver charged after crash on Highway 403 in Ancaster
A driver has been charged with careless driving following a crash involving two pickup trucks on Highway 403 near Highway 6 in Ancaster. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision at...
Burlington man arrested and charged in connection to QEW fuel tanker crash
A 59-year-old Burlington man has been arrested in connection with a major fuel tanker crash on the QEW near Lincoln, Ontario, that occurred on January 12. The incident caused the tanker to spill...
Three rescued and taken to hospital after multi-vehicle collision in Scarborough
Three individuals were hospitalized following a multi-vehicle collision late Thursday morning in Scarborough. Emergency crews responded to the scene at Eglinton and Midland avenues shortly after...
Pedestrian hospitalized following hit-and-run in Etobicoke
A woman in her 30s was injured in a hit-and-run in Etobicoke on Tuesday night, according to Toronto police. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. near Islington Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West. She...
Two hospitalized after car crash through fence in Mississauga
Two individuals were hospitalized after a car crash in Mississauga on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency responders arrived at the scene near Rathburn Road West and Mavis Road to find a vehicle that had...
Infant killed in serious two-vehicle collision in Norfolk County
A serious two-vehicle collision in Norfolk County resulted in the death of an infant over the weekend. The crash occurred Sunday at the intersection of Turkey Point Road and Norfolk County Highway...
Hagersville man killed in motorcycle accident in Six Nations
Six Nations Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle motorcycle crash that occurred Monday around 1:46 p.m. on Sixth Line. A 30-year-old man from Hagersville, riding a white 2012 Suzuki sport...
31-year-old killed in crash near Sault Ste. Marie
A 31-year-old resident of Goulais River died in a single-vehicle crash on Four Seasons Drive, north of Sault Ste. Marie, on Monday evening. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the scene at 6:39...
Tractor driver seriously injured after collision with train in New Tecumseth
A person sustained life-threatening injuries after a collision between a tractor and a train in New Tecumseth, north of Vaughan, on Tuesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews...
Road closure in Brampton following 2-vehicle collision that injured woman
A woman was hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision on Bovaird Drive near Yellow Brick Road in Brampton shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to Peel Regional Police. Both drivers remained at...
Power outage in Cambridge after hit-and-run downed power lines
A hit-and-run on King Street East in Cambridge left some residents without power on Tuesday. At 9:31 a.m., the Waterloo Regional Police Service reported they were investigating a "fail to remain"...
Driver sought in connection to hit-and-run in Listowel
The Ontario Provincial Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene after reportedly striking a pedestrian in a crosswalk in Listowel. On Saturday at about 10 p.m., officers responded to the...
Multi-vehicle crash leads to closure of Highway 10 in Caledon
A serious multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer, cube van, and pickup truck has shut down a section of Highway 10 in Caledon. The collision occurred near Olde Base Line Road on Tuesday...
Highway 401 in Oshawa slowly reopens after fiery tractor-trailer crash
A tractor-trailer crash caused major delays on Highway 401 in Oshawa Tuesday morning after the vehicle struck a concrete barrier and burst into flames near Ritson Road. Ontario Provincial Police...
Pedestrian struck by car in Leslieville hit-and-run
A man in his 30s was critically injured when he was struck by a car while crossing Queen Street near Jones Avenue in Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood, just before midnight on Monday. Surveillance...
Road closure in Oro-Medonte following multi-vehicle collision
A section of Lakeshore Road South in Oro-Medonte was closed Monday afternoon following a multi-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle. According to the OPP, the incident...
Six people hospitalized following collision in Norfolk County
Six people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision involving a pickup truck and an SUV at the intersection of Turkey Point Road and Norfolk County Highway 24 East, according to Norfolk...
Pickup truck crashes into tennis court in Muskoka
Police are investigating a crash that occurred over the Victoria Day weekend in Muskoka Lakes Township, where a pickup truck allegedly veered off the road and slammed into a tennis court at...
London driver facing charges for parking lot crash in Thamesford
A 30-year-old man from London, Ontario, is facing impaired driving charges following a crash in a Thamesford business parking lot late Friday night. Oxford OPP responded to the incident around 10:30...
Driver from Little Current charged in Sault Ste. Marie crash
A 42-year-old man from Little Current on Manitoulin Island is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after crashing his vehicle into traffic lights in Sault Ste. Marie on May 11. The incident...
Police investigate multi-vehicle crash in Woolwich Township
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a three-vehicle crash in Woolwich Township that occurred Sunday at around 1:05 p.m. at the intersection of Northfield Drive East and Sawmill Road. The...
One fatality after collision involving two dirt bikes in Southampton
A 22-year-old man has died following a collision between two dirt bikes in Southampton, according to the Saugeen Shores Police. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Friday on private property....
19-year-old driver arrested following crash that killed 3 children in Etobicoke
Three children are dead and three others are recovering after a suspected impaired driver crashed into a minivan stopped at a red light in Etobicoke early Sunday morning. The collision occurred...
29-year-old woman facing charges after vehicle crash in Northern Ontario
A 29-year-old woman is facing impaired driving charges after a single-vehicle crash in Atikokan, Ontario, early on May 16. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Highway 11 near Flanders Road. The...
Cyclist hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in Milton
A cyclist was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in Milton on Saturday afternoon. The collision occurred near Dymott Avenue and Urell Way shortly after 5 p.m. Halton police confirmed that...
Two people hospitalized following crash involving motorcycle in Kitchener
A crash involving a black Honda Civic and a motorcycle in Kitchener has left two individuals hospitalized. The Waterloo Regional Police Service reported the collision on King Street East, which led...
88-year-old e-bike rider dies after being struck twice in Whitby
An 88-year-old man has died two weeks after being hit by two vehicles while riding his e-bike in Whitby. The incident occurred on May 2, around Lake Ridge Road North and Taunton Road, when the man,...
Woman killed in hit-and-run in Scarborough
A woman in her 30s died after being struck by a car in Scarborough on Friday night. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. near the intersection of Bridlewood Boulevard and Sheppard Avenue East, east...
Police investigate collision involving e-bike in Perth East
Police are asking for help with a collision involving an e-bike in Perth East on May 15. Around 10 p.m., the Perth County OPP responded to a crash on Perth Line 42, where the e-bike lost control....
Two seriously injured in multi-vehicle collision on Highway 10 in Caledon
A multi-vehicle crash on Highway 10 early Thursday morning left two people with serious injuries and closed the road for much of the day. The collision, involving three vehicles, occurred around 3...
Father and son dead after motorcycle struck by car in Scarborough
A father and his 11-year-old son have died after their motorcycle was struck by a car in Scarborough on Thursday evening. The collision occurred just after 6:20 p.m. at the intersection of Kingston...
Traffic lights out of commission after multi-vehicle crash in Saugeen Shores
A multi-vehicle crash in Saugeen Shores has knocked out traffic lights at the intersection of Tomlinson Drive and Goderich Street. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and drivers were advised to...
Ottawa motorcyclist facing multiple charges after allegedly hitting police officer on Highway 417
An Ottawa motorcyclist faces multiple charges after allegedly hitting a police officer while attempting to flee a traffic stop on Highway 417 Tuesday afternoon. The 33-year-old man has been charged...
Two cyclists injured after getting struck by car in Cambridge
Police are investigating a Thursday night collision in which a 44-year-old woman and a male youth from Cambridge were struck by a car while cycling. Officers responded to the scene at the...
Crash involving transport truck and farm tractor in Lambton County leads to life-threatening injuries
Provincial police are investigating a crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in rural southwestern Ontario involving a transport truck and a farm tractor. The incident took place around 3:45 p.m. on...
Police investigate multi-vehicle crash in Ottawa’s south end
Ottawa Police Service is investigating a multi-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in the city’s south end. Emergency crews responded to the incident at 4:40 p.m. on Bank Street, south of...
One fatality after collision involving motorcycle and vehicle in Scarborough
A fatal collision in Scarborough on Thursday evening left one man dead and another critically injured. Toronto police reported that the crash occurred shortly after 6:20 p.m. near Kingston and Manse...
Significant traffic delays on Highway 401 following fatal rollover of tractor-trailer
A deadly rollover involving a tractor-trailer carrying dangerous goods has caused significant traffic disruptions on Highway 401 in Mississauga. The accident occurred around 10:20 a.m. in the...
29-year-old man charged after two children seriously injured in collision in Oshawa
A 29-year-old man from Oshawa has been charged with impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene of a collision that left two children seriously injured. Durham Regional Police responded to a...
Two injured in 2-vehicle crash in Whitby
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Whitby. According to Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, one person was transported to the hospital, while another was treated at the...
Denfield driver charged after crashing into hydro pole in Lucan
A 70-year-old man from Denfield has been charged with careless driving following a rollover collision with a hydro pole in Lucan. The incident occurred just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday on Denfield...
Police seeking driver involved in hit-and-run of teenage cyclist in North York
Police are searching for a driver who allegedly struck a 14-year-old boy on a bicycle and fled the scene in North York last week. The incident occurred around 12:35 p.m. on May 9 near Princess...
Brantford man charged following fatal collision near Napanee
A 25-year-old man from Brantford, Ontario, has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, along with two counts of dangerous operation causing bodily harm, following a...
Highway 403 eastbound closed after 2-vehicle crash involving deer
A driver attempting to avoid a deer swerved and collided with a transport truck on Highway 403 in Brant County around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to Ontario Provincial Police Constable Jonathan...
Dog owner sentenced after 9-year-old girl seriously injured in Newmarket
A Newmarket man has pleaded guilty after his three dogs attacked and seriously injured a nine-year-old girl in July 2023. Leslie Theodore Kovacs admitted guilt to charges of criminal negligence...
Stretch of Highway 17 reopened after crash in Algoma Mills
Highway 17 has reopened following a crash that shut down an eight-kilometre stretch in Algoma Mills, between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, for several hours Wednesday morning. The collision,...
Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in east Ottawa
A person using a wheelchair was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning on Industrial Avenue near Trainyards Drive in Ottawa’s east end. Ottawa police responded to the call at around 9:30...
Motorcyclist dead after fatal crash in York Region
York Regional Police are investigating a fatal collision between a dump truck and a motorcycle that occurred around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday near King Road and 10th Concession Road. A 25-year-old man from...
Pedestrian killed, another critically injured in fatal collision in Orléans
A fatal collision in Orléans on Tuesday afternoon left one pedestrian dead and another critically injured. The incident occurred around 2:10 p.m. on Innes Road at Orchardview Avenue, where two...
Crash closes eastbound lanes on E.C. Row Expressway
A crash has closed the eastbound lanes on E.C. Row Expressway between Lauzon Parkway and Banwell Road, according to Windsor police. The collision occurred around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Drivers are...
Police investigate serious collision in east Windsor
Windsor police are investigating a serious two-vehicle collision that occurred late Monday night in east Windsor. The crash happened around 11:00 p.m. at the intersection of Tecumseh Road East and...
Driver dead after crashing into concrete wall in Ajax
A 49-year-old man died after crashing his vehicle into a concrete wall in Ajax on Monday night. The single-vehicle collision occurred around 9:50 p.m. on Kerrison Drive East, near Kingston Road East...
Fatal motorcycle crash in Chatham-Kent
A motorcyclist involved in a crash Monday afternoon in Chatham-Kent has died, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) confirmed. Emergency crews responded to the scene at Communication Road and Fairview...
12-year-old airlifted to hospital following serious collision near Mount Forest
A 12-year-old child is in critical condition after a bicycle collided with a skid steer on a farm near Highway 6 and Sideroad 2, just south of Mount Forest. The incident occurred shortly before 10...
Man killed in motorcycle crash in east Windsor
A 51-year-old man has died following a motorcycle crash in Windsor's east end. Police were called to the scene just after 8 p.m. Sunday in the 8700 block of McHugh Street, near the WFCU Centre....
Driver killed in fatal crash on Highway 102 near Thunder Bay
Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pick-up truck and a tractor-trailer on Highway 102 near Kaministiquia. The incident occurred just before midnight on Saturday. The driver of the...
Two dog owners charged after dogs attacked man in North Bay
Two dog owners in North Bay have been charged after their dogs attacked a man on Algonquin Avenue on April 29. The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. when a man and woman were sitting on the steps...
Motorcyclist dead after late night crash in Brampton
A fatal motorcycle collision occurred in Brampton late Saturday night, just before 11 p.m., at the intersection of Chrysler Drive and Corporation Drive. Emergency responders arrived to find a male...
Suspect sought in fatal hit-and-run in Owen Sound
Police in Owen Sound are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred early Saturday morning, around 3 a.m. Authorities say a man was walking near 5th Street East and 5th Avenue East when he was...
Motorcyclist killed in collision involving tractor trailer on Highway 7 in Kawartha Lakes
A motorcyclist died in a collision with a tractor-trailer on Highway 7 near Highway 35 in Kawartha Lakes on Saturday morning, just before 10:30 a.m. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the...
SIU investigate collision involving 15-month-child and on-duty officer
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is looking into an incident in Oxford Mills where a 15-month-old child was struck by a car driven by an on-duty officer. According to Ontario Provincial...
Driver airlifted after crash in Kawartha Lakes
A driver was airlifted to a trauma center following a crash early Saturday morning in Kawartha Lakes. At around 5 a.m., emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle collision on Hartley and Fenel...
Man face charges for 3-vehicle collision in Halton Hills
A 25-year-old man has been charged following a three-vehicle crash in Halton Hills on Friday night that left one driver seriously injured. Halton police said the collision occurred at 6:20 p.m. on...
Four injured in head-on collision in Orleans
A head-on collision in Orleans on Friday night left four people injured, with one requiring extrication from a vehicle. Ottawa Paramedic Service responded to the crash, which occurred around 8:15...
Man seriously injured after being hit by vehicle on Highway 404
A man was rushed to a trauma center with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 404 late Friday night. The incident occurred around 11:39 p.m. just north of Sheppard...
Road closure in Mississauga following crash involving motorcycle and car
Emergency crews closed a section of Burnhamthorpe Road West near Confederation Parkway in Mississauga on Friday afternoon after a crash between a motorcycle and a car. The eastbound lanes were shut...
Cyclist hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by truck in Cabbagetown
A woman was hospitalized after being struck by a truck while riding her bike in the Cabbagetown area on Thursday evening. Toronto police said the collision occurred around 6 p.m. at Gerrard Street...
Motorcyclist charged after crashing in Laurentian Valley
A motorcyclist has been charged following a crash that left him injured in Laurentian Valley Township last month, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported. Police responded to the collision on...
Car burst into flames following 2-vehicle crash near Paisley
South Bruce OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Bruce Road 3 and Brant-Elderslie Townline, south of Paisley, around 6:45 a.m Friday morning. Upon arrival, emergency crews...
Driver rescued from burning vehicle after crash in Ottawa
Two bystanders helped rescue a driver from a car that rolled over and caught fire near Mooney’s Bay on Thursday evening. Emergency crews responded to the crash on Riverside Drive, near the railroad...
Woman seriously injured in 2-vehicle crash in Kitchener
A 53-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious injuries following a two-vehicle crash in Kitchener on Thursday afternoon. The collision occurred around 4:40 p.m. at the intersection of Charles...
London man charged following collision involving police officer
A 53-year-old London man is facing multiple charges after a hit-and-run incident on Thursday. Around 5 p.m., police received a report of a collision near Wonderland Road North and Gainsborough Road,...
Pedestrian struck by two vehicles in hit-and-run collision in Scarborough
A woman in her 20s is dead after being struck by two vehicles in Scarborough Thursday night. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Birchmount Road and St. Clair Avenue East....
Rise in dog attacks reported in York region: Richmond Hill, Markham and Vaughan
Over the past five years, the number of reported dog attacks has increased significantly in York Region’s largest cities: Richmond Hill, Markham and Vaughan—highlighting growing public concern...
Driver from Brampton charged in connection to fatal crash near Kenora
More than a year after a fatal crash on Highway 17A near Kenora, police have laid charges against a Brampton driver. The collision occurred around 9:30 p.m. on February 20, 2024, when an SUV...
Kenora driver charged after crashing vehicle into hotel and fleeing the scene
A 38-year-old Kenora man faces charges after allegedly driving under the influence of drugs and crashing into a hotel on Lakeview Drive around 1 a.m. on May 4. According to the Ontario Provincial...
Motorcyclist injured in two-vehicle collision in Mississauga
A motorcyclist was injured in a collision with a sedan Tuesday night in Mississauga. The crash occurred around 9:15 p.m. on Argentia Road between Ninth and Tenth Lines, according to Peel Regional...
Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash in Etobicoke
A woman in her 30s was critically injured in a motorcycle collision in Etobicoke on Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4:45 p.m. near Kipling Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West. Toronto...
Northbound Huron Church Road in Windsor closed after collision
A collision involving transport trucks has shut down the northbound lanes of Huron Church Road in Windsor, police said Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to the scene and are urging the public...
Power outage in Wasaga Beach after driver collides into utility pole
A single-vehicle crash into a utility pole in Wasaga Beach on Wednesday morning caused a power outage for several hours. The collision occurred on Mosley Street, just south of Fire Station 2,...
Two police officers injured by multiple dogs in Hanover
Two Hanover police officers were injured after being attacked by up to three Cane Corso dogs during an arrest attempt on the morning of May 6. Officers were responding to a dispute between a...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after fiery crash in Kitchener
A 64-year-old motorcyclist from Kitchener was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a crash on Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 8:35 p.m. on Weber Street East near...
Two killed, one critically injured in 2-vehicle crash near London
Two people are dead and one is critically injured following a two-vehicle crash on Longwoods Road Tuesday night. The collision, which occurred around 8:40 p.m., involved a sedan and a pickup truck....
Woman and dog violently attacked by pit bull in Constance Bay
A woman and her dog are recovering after a violent dog attack in Constance Bay on Monday. Tracey Briscoe was walking her 12-year-old dog, Mic, when a pit bull ran from a nearby property and attacked...
One person injured after crash near Highway 402
Emergency crews responded to a crash Tuesday afternoon near Colonel Talbot Road and the westbound lanes of Highway 402. One person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. While the...
Section of Highway 401 closed after crash near London
A section of Highway 401 westbound is closed following a crash near Putnam Road. Emergency crews responded to the scene around 6 a.m. The OPP have shut down the highway between Culloden Road and...
Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Vaughan
A pedestrian was taken to hospital with unknown injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Vaughan late Monday afternoon. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. near Langstaff and Weston Roads. York...
Motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent
A man has died following a motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The collision occurred around 2 p.m. on Monday near Orford Road. Emergency crews from the Chatham-Kent and Elgin...
OPP investigate possible hit-and-run after injured man found on Highway 12 in Midland
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a suspected hit-and-run after a 64-year-old North York man was found injured on the shoulder of Highway 12 in Midland on Sunday night. A concerned citizen...
Driver charged following 3-vehicle crash that left motorcyclist injured in North Bay
A 33-year-old woman has been charged following a three-vehicle crash in North Bay on Sunday afternoon involving an SUV and two motorcycles. The collision occurred around 1 p.m. near Lakeshore Drive...
32-year-old man charged after collision in Gowanstown
A 32-year-old man from Dundalk is facing charges after a collision in Gowanstown, North Perth, on May 2. The crash involved three vehicles, leaving one driver with non-life-threatening injuries...
Waterloo man charged after hit-and-run involving motorcyclist
A 25-year-old man from Waterloo has been charged following a hit-and-run incident. Emergency crews responded to a crash at Hazel Street and Austin Drive around 2:55 p.m. on Saturday. According to...
8-year-old child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Whitby
An eight-year-old child was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck in a collision in Whitby on Sunday afternoon. Durham Regional Police responded to the scene on Brock...
Section of Highway 11 closed in both directions following vehicle crash
A crash on Highway 11 Sunday afternoon closed both directions between Barrie and Orillia. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued an alert at 3:49 p.m., announcing the closure between Line 12 and...
SIU investigate vehicle crash in Ingersoll
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has launched an investigation into an incident in Ingersoll over the weekend. Oxford County OPP officers attempted a traffic stop around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on...