Canada- 'Fatalities' reported following fleeing suspect wrong-way collision on Highway 401 in Whitby, SIU called in, Toronto, 29 April 2024

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'Fatalities' reported following wrong-way collision on Highway 401 in Whitby, SIU called in: police

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has been called in following a deadly wrong-way collision on Highway 401 in Whitby on Monday night, say police.

www.cp24.com

''Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) said that at about 7:50 p.m. they were called to an robbery near Green Road and Highway 2 in Clarington.
"The suspect fled in a vehicle which was pursued by police. During the pursuit, the suspect vehicle entered onto 401 going the wrong direction," DRPS wrote in a statement provided to CP24.''

Highway 401 has been shut down in both directions in Whitby following a serious collision. (Screengrab from video by Colin Williamson/CTV News Toronto)

 

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'Fatalities' reported following wrong-way collision on Highway 401 Whitby collision, SIU called in: police

toronto.ctvnews.ca

''The number of people injured or killed in the collision, which occurred just east of the Highway 412 interchange, is unknown at this time. Several emergency vehicles, however, can be seen on MTO camera footage from the scene.''

Highway 401 closed in both directions, 412 ramp also blocked''​

 

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SIU says four people including infant killed in crash involving police near Whitby

The busy highway is closed between Lake Ridge Road and Brock Street.

torontosun.com

''WHITBY, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog says an infant is among the four people killed in a crash involving multiple police vehicles Monday night in a town east of Toronto.''

 

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Baby and grandparents killed in wrong-way crash involving police on Ontario's Highway 401

An infant and the child's grandparents – aged 55 and 60 – were all killed when a vehicle being pursued by police in the wrong direction on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont. caused a crash involving at least six vehicles, the Special Investigations Unit says. The driver of the suspect vehicle also died.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

 

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Baby and grandparents killed in wrong-way crash involving police on Ontario's Highway 401

An infant and the child's grandparents – aged 55 and 60 – were all killed when a vehicle being pursued by police in the wrong direction on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont. caused a crash involving at least six vehicles, the Special Investigations Unit says. The driver of the suspect vehicle also died.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

I thought they called off dangerous pursuits although I understand this would be a difficult one to assess danger to the public as letting the suspect continue driving the wrong way is dangerous as well.

I feel so bad for the grandparents and their little grandchild.

 

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WARMINGTON: Suspected LCBO bandit on bail at time of deadly wrong-way 401 crash

A man killed in a crash that also claimed three innocent lives as he drove the wrong way on Hwy. 401 fleeing from cops was out on bail.

torontosun.com

May 4 2024 rbbm
''Gagandeep Singh, who was allegedly armed with a knife at the time of the police pursuit, was released on $2,000 bail this winter by a Justice of the Peace in a Hamilton court and was set to return to Milton court on May 14.''

''Singh, sources say, has been in Canada for a short time as a foreign student from India but had fallen into a narcotics dependency.''

''Justice sources in several policing regions indicate Singh was also before the courts for carjacking and drug possession allegations''.