UPDATE: OPP identify Alliston girl, 6, who died in Highway 10 crash in Caledon
The OPP say six-year-old Valentina Palermo from Alliston is the young girl who died after a crash Monday involving a vehicle and a tractor-trailer in the northbound live lanes on Highway 10 in Caledon.
At about 10:15 a.m. on Monday (Aug. 6), emergency responders were called to the collision on Highway 10 between Charleston Sideroad and Olde Base Line Road.
Caledon OPP report a 36-year-old man in the vehicle was airlifted to a Toronto area trauma centre with serious injuries. About six hours following the crash, police confirmed a six-year-girl succumbed to her injuries and died.
While the cause of the accident is still under investigation, Const. Tamara Schubert confirmed the rear end collision happened in a live lane of traffic on Highway 10.
Caledon OPP’s investigation into the collision is ongoing.
The southbound lanes on Highway 10 reopened between Charleston Sideroad and Olde Base Line Road were closed for several hours Monday as police investigated.
Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact Provincial Constable Eric Kerr of the Caledon OPP at (905) 584-2241 or 1-888-310-1122.