Teen walking with friend killed in 2-vehicle crash in Brampton, Ont.

A 15-year-old woman is dormant and her friend was injured aft a two-vehicle clang successful Brampton, Ont., connected Friday sent 1 of nan vehicles onto nan sidewalk.

Just aft 8 p.m. Friday, emergency services were called to McLaughlin Road and Horwood Drive.

Peel Regional Police Const. Richard Chin said Saturday greeting that investigators judge a Honda Civic went to move near onto Horwood Drive from McLaughlin Road but struck an oncoming Volkswagen connected McLaughlin.

“The effect of this collision caused nan Volkswagen to rotation and equine nan sidewalk onto nan southwest broadside of nan intersection, striking our unfortunate who was stepping pinch a friend connected nan sidewalk,” he said.

The teenage woman was pronounced dormant successful hospital, while her friend was treated for insignificant injuries connected segment by paramedics.

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The 36-year-old Mississauga man driving nan Honda has been charged pinch vulnerable driving causing death, move not successful information and refusing aliases failing to comply pinch a request for nan approved screening device.

“It does look that intoxicant was a contributing facet to this tragic incident,” Chin said.

Police are asking witnesses and anyone pinch dashcam footage of nan incident to interaction them.

The intersection was closed for respective hours but has since reopened.