Ten children are injured, including two seriously, after a vehicle crashed into a Richmond Hill child care centre Wednesday afternoon.
The driver of a vehicle hit the daycare near around 3 p.m., .
Officers say two children were sent to hospital, one with life-threatening injuries and the other with serious injuries. Police initially said six children were injured, but increased that number to 10 children in an update before 5 p.m.
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Parents and guardians going to the centre are being asked to access the building from the north side on Thornbush Court. Police have shut down Yonge Street between Gamble Road and Brookside Road.
No information about the driver has been released. Police are expected to provide an update shortly.
Deeply concerned by the tragic incident at a Richmond Hill daycare. My thoughts are with the children, families, and staff impacted. Grateful to first responders for their swift action, and thinking of everyone affected during this very difficult time.
— Paul Calandra (@PaulCalandra)
Paul Calandra, Ontario’s minister of education and MPP for Markham-Stouffville, that he was “deeply concerned by the tragic incident.”
“Grateful to first responders for their swift action, and thinking of everyone affected during this very difficult time,” Calandra said.Â
More to come.
Kristjan Lautens is a staff reporter, working out of the Star’s
radio room in Toronto. Reach him via email: klautens@thestar.ca
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