One person dead, another critically injured after multi-vehicle collision in Mississauga

A man is dead and another is in critical condition following an early morning crash in Mississauga involving multiple vehicles, paramedics say.

A man is dead and another is in critical condition following an early morning crash in Mississauga involving multiple vehicles, paramedics say.

At 5:35 a.m. on Tuesday, emergency crews were called to the area of Derry and McLaughlin roads for reports of a collision.

Peel paramedics told CP24 that a man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another man, who police say is middle-aged, was taken to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.

Images from the scene show two badly damaged vehicles in what appears to be a head-on collision.

“We are reaching out to the public. Anyone who may have been in the area around 5 o’clock, 5:30 this morning, who may have been driving by and witnessed the incident or may have had dashcam video, please take a look at it and if you see anything, please call investigators,” Const. Donna Carlson told reporters at the scene.