A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
An early-morning crash has torn one family apart, Toronto police said Sunday as they announced three children had died in a collision allegedly caused by an impaired teen driver.
Police revealed details at a news conference hours after the crash, which took place shortly after midnight at the eastbound off-ramp at Renforth Drive and Highway 401.
Acting Insp. Baheer Sarbanandan said a 19-year-old driving a Dodge Caravan eastbound on the highway was allegedly speeding while exiting at Renforth Drive. The driver allegedly lost control, went over a raised median and collided with a Chrysler Pacifica minivan that was facing northbound while stopped at a red light.
This was “a tragic collision that took away three children’s lives,” Sarbanandan said.
Inside the minivan were a mother, her four children and a male …