Seven-year-old boy killed in head-on crash north of Caledon
Published August 16, 2022 at 10:09 am
A young boy is dead and seven other people were injured after a head-on crash north of Caledon.
The Ontario Provincial Police say officers were called to the area of Dufferin County Road 11 at 5 Sideroad on Monday night (August 15) around 9:15 p.m. for reports of a head-on collision in the Township of Amaranth, some 40 kilometres north of Caledon.
Police say there had been a crash between a pickup truck and a sport utility vehicle.
Members of the Dufferin County Paramedic Service and Orangeville Fire Department also responded to the crash, and police say eight people were transported to a local hospital.
Police say a seven-year-old boy from Orangeville was pronounced dead at the hospital, while seven other people suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash.
The OPP Traffic Collision Investigation team was brought in to investigate the crash and the investigation is ongoing.
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Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact the Dufferin OPP at 1-888-310-1122, and anyone who may wish to speak to victim services can contact Caledon Dufferin Victim Services at 905-951-3838.
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