One particular person is deceased after a collision in Mississauga Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency crews have been referred to as to the intersection of McLaughlin Highway and Britannia Highway West round 3:30 p.m.
Const. Nikhil Chakravarthy mentioned officers arrived to discover a car that had struck a pole south of the intersection.
“When the emergency crews arrived on the scene, there was an lively fireplace contained to the car that had struck the pole,” he mentioned, including that crews shortly extinguished the hearth.
The motive force of the car sustained “important” accidents and was pronounced deceased on the scene, Chakravarthy mentioned.
“Presently, the investigation means that there was a collision between the car, which had struck a pole and a second car, which sustained very minimal harm and the motive force of which remained on scene and is cooperating with police,” he mentioned.
Chakravarthy famous that each automobiles have been travelling south when, for unknown causes, they made contact.
A car concerned in a deadly collision in Mississauga is seen coated with blue tarp on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. ( Ontario Chronicle Toronto)
The reason for the collision is unknown, however Chakravarthy mentioned preliminary data advised impairment was not an element.
When requested if pace contributed to the incident, he mentioned, “It is too early to commit as to if or not that was the biggest contributing issue behind the collision.”
The intersection was closed for a number of hours as investigators gathered proof and canvassed for witnesses.
Chakravarthy mentioned the collision occurred at a busy intersection and requested anybody who noticed or had footage of the incident to contact the Main Collision Bureau “so we will decide what occurred and the irritating components behind this tragic incident.”
