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Mississauga : A horrific head-on crash late last night in Mississauga has left an adult and two children dead, with a third child fighting for their life in hospital.
The children killed in the collision were four and 12 years old, Peel Regional Police said.
A 40-year-old man who was driving a Mazda 6 at the time was also killed in the crash. He was the sole occupant of that vehicle.
The collision happened on Winston Churchill Boulevard near the Queen Elizabeth Way just before 11 p.m. when the driver of the Mazda lost control of his vehicle, swerved into the oncoming lane and collided head on with a Mercedes.
The Mercedes was carrying a driver and four children. Two of those children died en route to hospital. The two other children were taken to hospital. One is said to be in stable condition while the other suffered critical injuries.
The driver of the Mercedes suffered minor injuries.
Const. Bancroft Wright said investigators are looking to speak with witnesses or anyone who was using a dashboard camera.
“It would be a Sunday night pretty close to a fairly popular complex for entertainment. I anticipate we will have witnesses,” he said. “We hope if anyone did see anything, they will contact police or Crime Stoppers.”
Winston Churchill Boulevard remained closed in all directions at the QEW overnight because of the fatal crash but all lanes reopened by 6:30 a.m.
