RICHMOND HILL — A 1 1/2-year-old child has died after after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto.
York Regional Police said six other children ranging in age from 1 1/2 to three years old were injured Wednesday afternoon and brought to hospital, and one of them is in critical condition.
Police told a news conference three staff members were also hurt in the crash at the daycare near Yonge Street and Nottingham Drive in Richmond Hill, Ont.
Const. Kevin Nebrija said a driver in his 70s was arrested at the scene and police do not believe it was a deliberate act.
“As you can imagine, this was a very chaotic scene. I can tell you that the initial information suggests the vehicle was in the parking lot at the time, and for reasons unknown, drove through the front of the window,” he