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Police appealing for witnesses after driver shot on Hwy. 410 in Brampton

A Peel Regional Police cruiser is seen at the 12 Division station. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Peel Regional Police say a 26-year-old man was shot while driving along Highway 410 in Brampton late Tuesday evening.

Police said they responded to a call around 11:21 p.m. in the area of Highway 410 and Bovaird Drive.

Authorities said the victim was driving a grey Honda Accord northbound on Highway 410 south of Steeles Avenue when suspects from another vehicle pulled up and fired multiple shots in the driver’s side door.

Police said the victim drove to Brampton Civic Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He was the lone occupant of the vehicle.

Authorities have yet to release a suspect or vehicle description.

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The shooting comes just one week after a 23-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle that ended up in a ditch on Highway 410 in Mississauga. He died of his injuries in hospital.

Police have yet to make any arrests in the case.

Anyone with information on the latest shooting is urged to call 21 Criminal Investigation Bureau at 905-453-2121 ext. 2133 or Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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