Ontario’s Particular Investigations Unit (SIU) has launched new particulars in regards to the victims of a deadly wrong-way collision in Whitby on Monday evening.
In a launch, the SIU stated that two of the victims, a 60-year-old man and a 55-year-old lady, have been visiting from India.
The couple’s three-month-old grandson additionally died within the multi-vehicle collision, which closed Freeway 401 close to Freeway 412, for a number of hours.
The civilian company stated that the mother and father of the toddler, his 33-year-old father and 27-year-old mom, have been travelling in the identical automobile and have been taken to hospital.
The mom’s accidents are severe, the SIU stated.
The company additionally stated that there have been two individuals contained in the cargo van that was concerned within the crash. The van’s 21-year-old driver was pronounced lifeless on the scene, whereas a 38-year-old male passenger was taken to the hospital to be handled for severe accidents.
The autopsies for the victims all occurred in Toronto on Wednesday.
Officers have stated the lethal automotive chase began with a liquor retailer theft in Bowmanville and ended round 20 minutes later after the suspect led Durham police on a high-speed chase in opposition to opposing visitors on Freeway 401.
The SIU has designated two topic officers and 4 witness officers to the investigation.
Seven investigators, one forensic investigator and one collision reconstructionist proceed to analyze this case, it stated.
The SIU is an arm’s size company referred to as in to analyze each time police are concerned in a loss of life, severe damage or allegations of sexual assault.
