Two people are in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash on Barton Street East.
Hamilton police say a vehicle carrying a man and a woman was travelling westbound on Barton near Kenilworth Avenue at about 2 a.m. on Sunday morning when they hit a vehicle going east.
The driver of the westbound vehicle lost control and flipped, stopping in front of St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church on Barton St.
The man and the woman in that vehicle were taken to hospital and are in critical condition.
The driver of the other car wasn’t injured.
Police have closed Barton Street East in both directions between Kenilworth Avenue and Tragina Avenue North and the Hamilton Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is on the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.