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Man charged after toddler fatally struck outside Mississauga apartment

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Young boy dead after being hit by delivery van outside Mississauga apartment, police say
WATCH ABOVE (Aug. 12): Police say a 19-month-old boy was struck and killed by a delivery van in Mississauga, Ont. on Wednesday afternoon. As Albert Delitala reports, many of the details surrounding the incident remain unclear – Aug 12, 2020

Peel Regional Police have charged a delivery driver following a crash that killed a toddler in Mississauga last month.

Police say the 25-year-old Brampton man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death in the Aug. 12 crash.

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Police say the 18-month-old boy and his mother were in a parking lot of the building near Confederation Parkway and Paisley Boulevard West, west of Hurontario Street and Queensway West, at about 5:30 p.m. that evening when the accused struck the toddler.

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They say the accused drove the boy and his mother to hospital.

The toddler was pronounced dead a short time later.

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The delivery driver is due in court in November.

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