Officers injured after driver of stolen truck crashes into cruisers in Mississauga
Posted June 28, 2023 5:57 pm.
Last Updated June 28, 2023 6:22 pm.
Peel Regional Police officers were injured after attempting to contain a driver that had stolen a truck in Mississauga.
Authorities were called to Rathburn Road and Mavis Road just before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday for reports of a stolen vehicle.
After responding officers tried to apprehend the driver, the vehicle intentionally struck two police cruisers, leading to the officers sustaining minor injuries.
A police spokesperson says the vehicle had stolen plates, described as a black Dodge Ram pickup truck with the Ontario licence plate BL56559. The truck has front-end damage due to the collision.
There is no description of the driver.
POLICE OPERATION:
-Rathburn/Mavis #Mississauga
-Officers attempted to contain a stolen truck
-Driver intentionally struck cruisers
-Two PRP vehicles damaged
-Officers suffered minor injuries
-Black Ram pickup outstanding
-Ont plate *BL56559*
-Front end damage
-PR230209619— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) June 28, 2023
