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5 injured after head-on crash northeast of Toronto

By David Shum Global News

Posted March 13, 2019 7:05 am

Updated March 13, 2019 12:30 pm

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Click to play video: 'Head-on collision sends 5 to hospital in Toronto’s north-east end' — Five people have been sent to hospital with serious injuries after a collision at Steeles Avenue East and Sewells Road early Wednesday morning. Toronto police say that a Nissan carrying four of the five injured had crashed head-on into a Honda Civic which also sent that driver to hospital with serious injuries. Kamil Karamali has more – Mar 13, 2019

Five people were transported to hospital following a head-on crash northeast of Toronto.

Emergency crews responded to a call just before 6 a.m. Wednesday at Steeles Avenue East and Sewells Road.

Toronto police said a silver Nissan Murano was traveling westbound on Steeles when it struck a gold Honda CRV headed eastbound.

Police said the female driver of the Honda had to be extricated from her vehicle and she was airlifted to a trauma centre for treatment.

Authorities said there were four occupants in the Nissan. The 52-year-old male driver suffered a broken leg and the other three people in the vehicle suffered superficial injuries.

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There’s no word yet on the cause of the collision.

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Steeles Avenue was closed to traffic in the area for the investigation but reopened just before noon on Wednesday.

The silver Nissan Murano had four occupants (ranging from 40s to 50s) in it — and it was driven by a 52 year old male. Most serious injury was a man who suffered a broken leg, the rest suffered some superficial injuries. @globalnewsto pic.twitter.com/TtI39bFvZ2
— Kamil Karamali (@KamilKaramali) March 13, 2019

UPDATE: Serious collision on Steeles Ave near Sewells Rd. 2 vehicles involved massive damage 5 ppl to hospital ^bm https://t.co/1KkvcnHf0d
— TPS Traffic Services (@TrafficServices) March 13, 2019

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