A child is dead and a woman is in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after they and three other pedestrians were struck by a pickup truck in downtown St. Thomas, Ont.
St. Thomas police responded to a crash at the intersection of Talbot Street and Caso Crossing just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, said police spokesperson Samantha Wakefield.
“A red pickup truck was travelling westbound on Talbot Street where the driver lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and struck five pedestrians on the sidewalk,” she said.
The pickup driver has been arrested and charged with impaired driving causing death, and impaired driving
