A 12-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital following a multi-vehicle crash on the QEW in Mississauga, Ont., Thursday morning.
The collision happened just before 11 a.m. on the westbound lanes of the QEW at Hurontario Street.
An Ornge air ambulance was dispatched to the scene and the boy was transported to the Hospital for Sick Children with critical injuries.
In an update released Thursday afternoon, Ontario Provincial Police said the 12-year-old is expected to make a full recovery.
Police said six other people, including two children under the age of 12, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the collision involved a tractor-trailer carrying a load of steel and at least five other vehicles.
“What it looks like right now is that one of the vehicles approached slowing traffic … one vehicle was involved with a rear-end car crash with another vehicle in the left lane,” Schmidt said.
“That resulted in the vehicles spinning out of control, hitting one of the transport trucks, which then lost control as well, which created a further chain reaction.”
Schmidt said officers are investigating the cause of the crash, including the possibility of driver error. It’s not known if weather conditions were a factor in the collision. Charges have not been laid as of Thursday afternoon.
The eastbound lanes of the QEW at Hurontario were briefly closed but have since reopened.
The westbound lanes of the QEW at Cawthra Road reopened around 4:15 p.m.
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