A collision involving at least nine vehicles in Oshawa Saturday has left one person dead and eight in hospital, police say.
Speaking at the intersection of Ritson Road S. and Bloor Street, where the multi-vehicle accident took place Saturday afternoon, Insp. Craig McCabe said police were called to the scene at about 12:15 p.m. and arrived to find two vehicles on fire, multiple people injured and one person dead.
Eight people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, he said.
As to what happened, McCabe said only that police believe the collision occurred between southbound vehicles approaching Bloor Street from Ritson Road S.
“Collision investigation units currently on scene, attempting to determine the sequence of events that led up to this collision,” he said.
The intersection has been closed to traffic since police arrived and would likely remain so for another four or five hours, McCabe said around 4:30 p.m. Police are asking drivers to avoid the area and find alternate routes.