10-year-old girl suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck by SUV in Thornhill residential area

York Regional Police seeks witnesses to the incident

Yorkregion.com
Sept. 2, 2021
Aileen Zangouei

A 10-year-old girl has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by an SUV in a Thornhill residential area.

On Sept. 1, shortly after 1 p.m., York Regional Police tweeted that the road on Pleasant Ridge Avenue, between Basie Gate and Coltrane Drive, was closed for investigation after an SUV struck a child at 10:45 a.m.

Police are seeking witnesses to the incident.

The girl was riding her bike at the time of the collision, Const. Laura Nicolle said.

The 33-year-old driver of the SUV - a Santa Fe- was not injured and remained on the scene, police said.

Anyone with information in connection to this ongoing investigation is asked to contact the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit by calling 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7704, or to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.

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