Three children are in critical condition, and two people are injured, after a crash in Mississauga on Thursday afternoon.
Around 4 p.m., police were called to Ninth Line and Candelight Drive in Mississauga to respond to a crash between two vehicles with multiple victims.
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Paramedics, who also rushed to the scene, told Global News three pediatric patients had been taken to a trauma centre in critical condition. A woman also had critical injuries, while a fifth person was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Peel Regional Police said in a social media post that an “individual from one vehicle” fled the scene on foot.
Ninth Line was closed in both directions between Candlelight and Janice drives.
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