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Police baffled by Highway 401 crash
Police are seeking witnesses to a June 20 accident in which a 53-year-old Mississauga man was killed while changing a tire on Hwy. 401.
Man killed as car hits tree
One man was killed and another was seriously injured when a car hit a tree early this morning in the city’s north-east end.
Multi-Vehicle Collision On Trafalgar Rd. Sends Two To Hospital
Two people were injured, one critically, in a multi-vehicle crash in Halton Hills. Halton Regional Police said the collision happened just after 7am Wednesday on Trafalgar Road north of Highway 10.
Man killed in 400 crash
One man is dead after a single-vehicle accident on Highway 400 early this morning.
QEW traffic snarled by accident
An accident on the eastbound Queen Elizabeth Way near Hurontario Rd. this morning reduced traffic to one lane on the busy commuter route. Four vehicles were involved in the accident, which occurred around 6:30 a.m.
Accident closes Gardiner
Emergency crews were called to the elevated highway near Rees St. shortly before 9 a.m. after the accident left an SUV sitting sideways across two of the highway’s three eastbound lanes.
High-speed crash on 401 leaves three dead
Strewn in a ditch next to the shapeless wreckage of their 1992 BMW were the bodies of a 31-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, whose names were not immediately released. Neither had been wearing seat belts.
Three young men dead in separate vehicle accidents
Three men in their 20s died in separate tragedies involving vehicles in the Toronto area.
Driver Charged After Car Totalled In Overnight Crash
According to witnesses the driver involved in the crash was speeding and weaving in and out of lanes before smashing his car into the back of another vehicle.
Eastbound Gardiner Reopens After Crash
The person in the crashed car had minor injuries and was taken to hospital.
Motorcycle Collides With Taxi
Two people were taken to hospital Monday after a motorcycle and taxi collided at the corner of Bayview Ave. and Pottery Rd. Both the motorcyclist and a passenger from the cab were reportedly injured in the crash, but fortunately not seriously.
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About Toronto's Weekly Carnage:
Toronto's Weekly Carnage is inspired by NYC's Streetsblog Weekly Carnage feature. The aim of this series of posts is to bring attention to the death and destruction wrought by automobiles and an auto-centric culture. Pursuing policies promoting walking, cycling and public transit could help reduce the carnage.
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