Police say a four-year-old girl is dead and two other young children are in critical condition following a collision north of Toronto.
York regional police say a minivan carrying seven people collided with a pickup truck in East Gwillimbury, Ont., on Wednesday afternoon.
Police say a four-year-old girl from Aurora, Ont., died at the scene, while a one-year-old boy from Aurora and an 11-year-old girl from Richmond Hill, Ont., are in critical condition.
The driver of the minivan, a 29-year-old woman from Aurora, suffered minor injuries along with one other adult passenger, while two other adult passengers suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries.
A man who was a passenger in the pickup suffered minor injuries, while the driver and a second passenger were not injured.
Police are appealing to any witnesses or anyone with dashcam video of the collision to contact investigators.
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