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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.
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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.
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.
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