1 dead, 8 in hospital after multi-vehicle collision in Oshawa
Posted August 10, 2024 2:21 pm.
Last Updated August 10, 2024 8:28 pm.
Durham Regional Police say a person has died and eight others are in hospital after a major motor vehicle collision in Oshawa.
Police say they arrived on the scene to find several injured people and two vehicles on fire. The collision happened near the intersection of Ritson Road South and Bloor Street just after 12 p.m. on Saturday.
At least nine vehicles were mixed up in the crash. Police say some of the people injured were standing in line at a nearby food truck.
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Photos from the scene show a plume of smoke rising from a vehicle surrounded by emergency crews.
As of Saturday afternoon, no charges were laid in response to the crash.
The circumstances leading up to the crash weren’t immediately known.