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4-year-old girl dies in hospital after crash on Highway 401 in Mississauga

Officers shut down the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 in Mississauga. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt / Twitter

A four-year-old has succumbed to her injuries sustained in a crash on Highway 401 in Mississauga, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Police shut down the eastbound lanes of the highway at Winston Churchill Boulevard before 3 p.m. Thursday after a transport truck and vehicle were involved in a collision.

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At the time, Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the vehicle flipped over and the child was ejected and sustained life-threatening injuries.

A woman sustained minor injuries while a two-year-old child was left uninjured.

Schmidt said the four-year-old was taken off life support on Monday.

There have no been charges laid in relation to the incident.

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With files from Nick Westoll.

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