Two 13-year-old girls were struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross a roadway just outside of a Scarborough school on Monday afternoon.
The incident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Midland and Lockie avenues, which is just outside of Agincourt Junior Public School and Agincourt Collegiate Institute.
“It was just after school was let out so we expect traffic in the area to be a little bit more congested with parents trying to pick up their kids or maybe the school buses are loading kids up to be taken home so I expect there will be more traffic,” Const. David Hopkinson said after the crash.
Both victims were rushed from the scene to a trauma centre by responding paramedics.
One of the girls is in critical condition, while the second girl is in serious condition, paramedics said.
A spokesperson with the Toronto District School Board, Ryan Bird, said the girls are students at Sir Alexander Mackenzie Senior Public School.
“Our thoughts are with the students and we are supporting their families in any way we can,” he said. “In the meantime, social work support is being made available to students and staff who are understandably upset.”
Officers said the vehicle involved in the collision, which was being driven by a 64-year-old woman, remained at the scene.
“I do know that the vehicle has remained on scene,” Hopkinson said. “It is being described as a van but I don’t know any further information other than that.”
No charges have been laid in connection with this incident thus far.
Hopkinson said roads were blocked off in the area as an investigation into the matter was conducted.
“We have officers on the scene blocking off Midland in this area and we will be reconstructing this collision scene,” he said.
