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Two workers die after car crashed into Pickering construction site

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Papuckoski, S. (2026, November 14). Two workers die after car crashed into Pickering construction site. Toronto Sun. https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/two-workers-die-car-crash-pickering-construction-site

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Toronto Sun · collected 2026-11-14 · by Spiro Papuckoski

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Car Crashes Into Construction Site
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Spiro Papuckoski
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Air ORNGE Durham Regional Police Pickering Tesla the Shops

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Tesla ORG · 2× Daniels PERSON · 1× Durham Regional Police ORG · 1× Nicholas Gluckstein PERSON · 1× Pickering GPE · 1× Toronto GPE · 1× the Collision Investigation Unit ORG · 1× the Shops ORG · 1×

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Two workers have died after they were struck by a driver who crashed his vehicle into an active construction site Friday morning in Pickering. Durham Regional Police say officers responded around 11 a.m. to reports of a pedestrian-involved collision involving a white Tesla at Glenanna Rd. and The Esplanade. Police said a 58-year-old man and 21-year-old woman were working at the site near the Shops at Pickering City Centre when the vehicle in the mall’s parking lot crashed through metal fencing and hit the workers.
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“Our collision investigation unit, they will seize the vehicle, they will tow it, and they will analyze the diagnostics and all of the information that comes with the vehicle,” he said.
2026-11-15 · Toronto Sun
Two workers die after car crashed into Pickering construction site · assertive framing

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Two workers have died after they were struck by a driver who crashed his vehicle into an active construction site Friday morning in Pickering. Durham Regional Police say officers responded around 11 a.m. to reports of a pedestrian-involved collision involving a white Tesla at Glenanna Rd. and The Esplanade. Police said a 58-year-old man and 21-year-old woman were working at the site near the Shops at Pickering City Centre when the vehicle in the mall’s parking lot crashed through metal fencing and hit the workers. asserted
vehicle → die → workers
On Saturday, police said the man was transported to a local-area hospital where he died. asserted
he → say → hospital
The woman was airlifted via Air ORNGE to a Toronto trauma centre where she has since succumbed to her injuries. asserted
she → airlift → injuries
Cops said the Tesla driver, a 75-year-old man, suffered minor injuries and was transported to a local-area hospital. asserted
driver → say → hospital
Vehicle somehow accelerated Police spokesperson Sgt. Nicholas Gluckstein told reporters at the scene Friday that the driver was looking for a parking spot when the vehicle somehow accelerated at an “extreme high rate of speed” into the construction site. asserted
vehicle → accelerate → site
“Our collision investigation unit, they will seize the vehicle, they will tow it, and they will analyze the diagnostics and all of the information that comes with the vehicle,” he said. asserted
he → seize → vehicle
“That, coupled with the video footage, they will make a reasonable assessment of what exactly happened.” asserted
what → couple → assessment
The cause of the collision remains under investigation. asserted
cause → remain → investigation
Police ask anyone with cellphone, dash cam, surveillance footage or information about this incident to call Det.-Const. Daniels, of the Collision Investigation Unit, at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 5226, or email info@drps.ca. asserted
Police → ask → info@drps.ca
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