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Police search for driver of stolen pickup involved in four-vehicle crash

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police are searching for the driver of a stolen pickup who fled the scene of a four-vehicle crash that injured six people, including two children, in Brampton, Ont.
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A Peel Regional Police car is shown in Brampton, Ontario on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. Police are actively searching for the driver of a stolen car who fled the scene of a four car crash injuring two children in Brampton, Ont., Thursday evening. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police are searching for the driver of a stolen pickup who fled the scene of a four-vehicle crash that injured six people, including two children, in Brampton, Ont.

Peel Regional Police say the collision took place just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday. 

They say a man driving a stolen Dodge pickup truck that was involved in the crash fled the scene on foot, leaving an injured passenger in the vehicle – that person was treated in hospital for their injuries and then taken into police custody. 

Police say a woman and two children in another vehicle were taken to a trauma centre and a dog in that vehicle died. 

They say two men who were driving the two other vehicles involved in the crash were also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

Police say their investigation is ongoing. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 4, 2023.

The Canadian Press

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