A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a collision in Richmond Hill that killed one youth and injured six others earlier this month, police say.
York Regional Police say they responded to a single motor vehicle collision in the area of Bayview Avenue and Bethesda Sideroad on the morning of Aug. 17, according to a news release issued Wednesday. Officers found a black, two-door hatchback in a ditch, with seven youths inside.
All the occupants were injured and two were rushed to a trauma centre, police said previously.
A 17-year-old boy later died in hospital and a 16-year-old girl remains in life-threatening condition, the release said.
The accused, who is from Richmond Hill, has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and four counts of dangerous operation causing bodily harm, police say.
Investigators are asking any witnesses who may have seen the vehicle at the time of the collision, or may have video of the incident, to come forward.