Child, 3, among five hospitalized following head-on crash in Scarborough

Police investigate after a head-on crash in Scarborough on April 24, 2025. CITYNEWS/ Rob Ramlackhan

By John Marchesan and Lucas Casaletto

Posted April 24, 2025 5:21 pm.

Last Updated April 25, 2025 9:19 am.

A three-year-old child is among five people who were injured following a two-vehicle crash in Scarborough on Thursday.

The Toronto Police Service (TPS) said officers were called to the McNicoll Avenue and Midland Avenue area just before 4:30 p.m. following a head-on crash.

Police said a 35-year-old woman was driving her Lexus northbound on Midland Avenue south of McNicoll Avenue when she collided with a Hyundai driven by a 71-year-old man.

The 35-year-old woman and a three-year-old child were transported to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police added that the 71-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The two male passengers from the Hyundai were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.

The investigation is ongoing, and the cause of the crash is unclear.

Roads were closed for several hours but fully reopened on Friday morning.

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