5-year-old girl dies after vehicle crashes into tree in Etobicoke: police

A five-year-old girl has died after the vehicle she was in crashed into a tree in Etobicoke Saturday night, Toronto police say.

Emergency services were called to the area of Renforth Drive and Rathburn Road for reports of a collision just after 9 p.m.

Police said a 31-year-old woman was driving when she lost control and struck a tree.

The woman was taken to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The girl was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition, where police said she later died of her injuries.

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The relationship between the woman and girl is not yet known.

The circumstances leading up to the crash are also unknown.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.