Durham police yesterday said five children under three years old were injured – one critically – after being struck by a vehicle in Oshawa.
A daycare worker with five children under three years old was walking northbound along the east sidewalk when they were struck by the turning vehicle as they were crossing the street.
The incident happened on Wednesday, October 21 at about 9:20 am. Officers from Central West Division were called to Niagara Drive and Sheridan Street, for a collision involving five children under three years old and one adult female who were struck by a vehicle.
A 62-year-old female was driving a white Volvo sedan southbound on Niagara Drive, which has no traffic control, making a left onto Sheridan Street, police said.
2-year old in Trauma Centre
- A two-year-old was transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre by Air Ornge with serious life-threatening injuries, where they remain in stable condition.
- The daycare worker and one child were transported to local-area hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
- Three children were transported to local-area hospitals with minor injuries.
The driver remained on scene and is cooperating with police. She was transported to a local-area hospital as a precaution, police said.
Members of the DRPS – Collision Investigation Unit, attended the scene to assist with this investigation. The intersection of Ryerson Crescent and Sheridan Street was closed. Police are still investigating the circumstances of the collision.
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