Two workers critically hurt after Tesla plows into Pickering construction site

Bryan Passifiume

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Two construction workers were critically injured — including one who was airlifted to hospital — when a car plowed through a fence at a Pickering construction site late Friday morning. asserted

car → injure → site

Emergency crews were called to the site near The Shops at Pickering City Centre around 11 a.m. after reports of a crash at Glenanna Rd. and The Esplanade, kitty-corner to Pickering City Hall. asserted

crews → call → Hall

Durham police spokesperson Sgt. Nicholas Gluckstein told reporters at the scene that the driver of a white Tesla was looking for a parking spot in an adjacent lot when the car somehow accelerated at an “extreme high rate of speed” into the construction site, striking two workers. asserted

car → tell → workers

“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

Crash still under investigation Gluckstein said the victims were a 22-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man, who were standing together when they were struck. asserted

they → say → investigation

Both sustained critical, life-threatening injuries. asserted

Both → sustain → injuries

The female was airlifted by ORNGE to a Toronto trauma centre, while the male was rushed to an area hospital by ground ambulance. asserted

male → airlift → ambulance

The Tesla’s driver, a 75-year-old male, spent Friday afternoon being interviewed by investigators at the hospital. “Once he is in a position to give us information, we’ll be able to gather the facts that we need,” Gluckstein said. asserted

Gluckstein → spend → that

Anybody with information or video footage of the incident is asked to contact Durham police. asserted

Anybody → ask → police

Two workers critically hurt after Tesla plows into Pickering construction site

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