Driver dead, another in hospital following collision in Markham

A 75-year-old man has died and another driver is in hospital after a two-vehicle collision in Markham. Police say blowing snow may have played a role.

A 75-year-old man is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Markham on Thursday morning.

York Regional Police (YRP) said the collision happened around 11 a.m. on Ninth Line between Elgin Mills Road East and 19th Avenue.

YRP Staff Sgt. Peter Cheung told reporters that when emergency crews arrived, they found one driver without vital signs and transported him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after.

Cheung said the other driver, a 23-year-old, was transported to a hospital in Toronto with serious injuries.

“It appears to be a head-on collision at this point,” Cheung said.

He noted that a York Region paramedic was driving behind one of the vehicles when the collision happened.

“We need to speak to her. She was the one who transported one of the drivers to Markham Stouffville Hospital,” Cheung said.

The cause of the collision is unknown, and police will be looking into whether road conditions played a factor.

“The road condition was plowed. It’s not too bad when I was coming here, but I cannot tell you what was it like when the accident happened,” Cheung said.