A woman is dead and a young child is injured after a head-on crash in northwest Toronto Tuesday morning.
Toronto police said emergency crews were called to the Kipling and Steeles avenues area at 9:10 a.m.
Toronto police Duty Insp. Lori Kranenbug said a vehicle travelling eastbound on Steeles Avenue West struck a transport truck, mounted the curb and ended up travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes.
“This resulted in a collision with another vehicle that was travelling westbound on Steeles,” she told reporters.
Police said an 85-year-old woman was driving a green Holda Civic northbound along Kipling Avenue, while a 60-year-old man drove a white Volvo tractor trailer eastbound along Steeles Avenue.
The two vehicles reportedly collided at the intersection, causing the Honda Civic to cross the centre median into the westbound lanes of Steeles Avenue. Police said the green Honda Civic then collided head-on with a black car of the same make and model.
A child and a woman were taken to hospital, police said. The child was a two-year-old travelling in the black Honda Civic, police said in an update.
Toronto paramedics told Global News the child suffered serious injuries and was brought to a trauma centre.
The woman was also brought to a trauma centre, paramedics said. Her injuries were life-threatening.
In an update, police said the 85-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the hospital, while the child’s injuries are not life-threatening.
Kranenburg said police are now seeking witnesses.
“If anybody was in the area at the time and witnessed the accident or has dashcam footage if they could please contact traffic services at 416-808-1900,” Kranenburg said.
— with files from Global News’ Isaac Callan