Durham Regional Police Service says officers were responding to a robbery call in Clarington when they began pursuing a suspect driving the wrong way in the eastbound lanes on a busy highway
Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on a busy stretch of Highway 401 on Monday night after a van being chased by police east of Toronto crashed while going the wrong way, causing a multi-vehicle collision.
“As part of the investigation, we are going to look into the pursuit. When it started, where it started, what transpired.” Police continued their pursuit as the van got on to Highway 401 near Stevenson Road and began travelling west in eastbound lanes, she said.“Three individuals from a civilian vehicle were pronounced deceased at the scene, and in that vehicle were a 60-year-old, a 55-year-old, and an infant,” Hudon said, adding that the infant was the grandchild of the adults killed.
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