Peel Regional Police say they were first called to Derry Road and Ninth Line in Mississauga at 10:38 p.m. Saturday night for a two-vehicle crash.
They arrived to find a 20-year-old man pronounced dead at the scene.
A woman in the same vehicle was rushed to Sunnybrook Hospital in serious condition.
First responders are seen at the scene of the crash in Mississauga on July 2, 2022. (CP24)
The intersection was closed in all directions for a long time.
About two hours later, at 12:39 a.m., police were called to Creditview Road and Wanless Drive in Brampton for another collision.
They arrived to find that two vehicles had collided and a passenger in one of them had been ejected from the vehicle.
The person who was ejected was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The scene of a fatal crash involving a Jeep and a sedan in Brampton is seen from a drone on July 3, 2022. (CP24)
Three other people, including a nine-month-old baby, were taken to hospital trauma centers with serious injuries.
Police said the nine-month-old infant and their father are in good condition, while the baby’s mother is in critical condition.
Witnesses told CP24 that a Jeep may have run a red light, traveling at a high rate of speed, before colliding with another vehicle.
Police said a male driver involved in the crash was arrested for impaired driving.
The intersection was closed in all directions for a significant amount of time.
