Woman, 4 children hurt after crash in Mississauga, police say

A woman and four children were injured after two vehicles collided in Mississauga on Thursday, Peel Regional Police say.

Const. Tyler Bell-Morena, spokesperson for Peel police, said police initially received reports about an attempted armed carjacking at about 3:55 p.m. at a fitness centre near Highway 403 and Winston Churchill Boulevard.

Then shortly after 4 p.m., he said police received calls about a crash involving a black Range Rover and a red Honda Civic in the area of Ninth Line Road and Erin Centre Boulevard.

Two people in the Range Rover were seen fleeing the area on foot, he said.

Bell-Morena said police believe the incidents are connected but that there was no carjacking.

He said police believe there was an interaction between the people in the Range Rover and one or more vehicles at the fitness centre and that the Range Rover may have been followed by several vehicles in the moments leading up to the crash.

In a brief email Friday morning, police said the woman and four children were all in non-life threatening condition.

The children range in age from nine to 15 years old. Two of the children are believed to be related to the woman while the other two are friends, police said.

The men who fled from the Range Rover were described as young adults, according to police. One had long black hair, wearing a white shirt with black plants. The other was wearing a black shirt and black shorts. Both were seen running north.

Bell-Morena said a firearm may have been seen at the first location.

The investigation is ongoing.