Girl, 8, dead after being struck by SUV in Oakville: police

Olivia Piercey · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 06, 2025 10:55 PM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

An 8-year-old miss is dormant pursuing a collision successful Oakville connected Thursday, wherever an SUV struck 2 pedestrians, Halton constabulary say.

The collision reconstruction portion is investigating the incidental that besides injured a 39-year-old woman, said Jeff Dillon, with the Halton Regional Police Service.

"Becoming constabulary officers, these are the things that we dread," Dillon said portion connected country successful the moments pursuing the crash.

Just earlier 4 p.m. connected Thursday, constabulary were called to the country of North Service Road West and Lindsay Drive. An SUV went disconnected the roadworthy and struck the pistillate and her daughter, according to Halton police. 

Police accidental some were taken to trauma centres and the kid died, contempt life-saving efforts. 

A 47-year-old Oakville antheral has been arrested and is charged with unsafe driving causing death, constabulary say. Dillon said the antheral remained connected the country pursuing the collision.

"Our prayers spell retired to the household and that young child," Dillon said. He said constabulary volition beryllium speaking to witnesses and continuing to stitchery grounds arsenic the probe continues.