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Driver charged with impaired driving after head-on crash in Etobicoke

Police investigate the scene of a fatal head-on crash in Etobicoke on Jan. 7, 2018. Global News

A 28-year-old woman has been charged with impaired driving following a head-on crash that killed an 87-year-old woman in Etobicoke Sunday night.

Toronto police said they responded to a call of a two-vehicle collision around 6:15 p.m. near the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Royal York Road.

Police said a 2003 Toyota Highlander was travelling eastbound on Eglinton Avenue when it struck a 2017 Honda Civic head on.

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The 87-year-old woman in the Civic was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Highlander was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries but was later downgraded to life-threatening.

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Police said the 28-year-old driver has been charged with impaired driving.

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The identities of the deceased and the accused have not been released.

The roads in the area were closed for the investigation but have since been reopened.

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