{"id":17772,"date":"2017-07-13T11:09:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T15:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=17772"},"modified":"2017-07-19T15:34:01","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T19:34:01","slug":"four-year-old-aurora-girl-killed-in-east-gwillimbury-crash-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/four-year-old-aurora-girl-killed-in-east-gwillimbury-crash-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-year-old Aurora girl killed in East Gwillimbury crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tragedy struck an Aurora family on Wednesday afternoon when their four-year-old girl was killed in a multi-vehicle collision.
\nSeveral others were injured, including an 11-year-old girl from Richmond Hill and a 29-year-old woman from Aurora.
\nThe York Regional Police is seeking witnesses with any information into the crash.
\nPolice say they responded at 3.30 p.m. to the scene of a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Woodbine Avenue and Mount Albert Road. A Toyota Sienna with seven occupants collided with a Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck pulling a small trailer.
\n\u201cOf the occupants of the Toyota, a four-year-old girl from Aurora was killed at the scene, a one-year-old baby boy from Aurora and an 11-year-old girl from Richmond Hill were transported to hospital in critical condition. The driver, a 29-year-old woman from Aurora suffered minor injuries along with one other adult passenger. Two other adult passengers suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. One adult male passenger of the pick-up truck received minor injuries. The driver and the second passenger were not injured.\u201d
\nThe Police Investigation is ongoing and any witnesses who have not yet spoken with police, or anyone who may have dashcam footage of the collision are being asked to come forward.
\nPolice are also seeking witnesses of another collision on Friday afternoon which tragically left a six-year-old Richmond Hill boy dead.
\n\u201cOn Friday, July 7, at approximately 12.10 p.m. York Regional Police responded to the area of Taylor Mills Drive South and Newkirk Road for reports that a boy riding his bike had collided with a moving truck,\u201d said Police in a statement. \u201cThe child, a six-year-old boy from the Town of Richmond Hill, sadly succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the moving truck was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
\n\u201cThe investigation is ongoing and any witnesses who have not yet spoken with police, or anyone who may have dashcam footage of the collision are being asked to please come forward.\u201d
\nYork Regional Police is asking anyone with information to contact the Major Collision Investigation Unit by calling 1-866-876-5423 x7704, or to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com, or text your tip by sending your message to CRIMES (274637) starting with the word YORK.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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