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6 injured, impaired driver arrested following crash on QEW

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WATCH: Six people have been injured and an impaired driver was arrested after a crash on the QEW in Mississauga, Ontario early Sunday morning – Jul 22, 2018

Six people are recovering in hospital and a driver has been arrested for impaired driving, following a collision in Mississauga, early Sunday morning.

OPP said two vehicles rolled over after colliding on the QEW between Hurontario and Cawthra Rd. just after 4 a.m.

Five people were taken to hospital from one vehicle, police said. Two of them were rushed to a trauma centre with critical injuries.

Officers said a sixth person — the driver and lone occupant of the second vehicle — was sent to hospital with minor injuries. Police have arrested the driver for impaired driving and impaired driving causing bodily harm.

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Provincial police said one of the vehicles crashed through the guardrail causing significant damage. All QEW eastbound lanes have been shutdown as a result between Hurontario and Cawthra Rd as police investigate.

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No word yet on when the eastbound lanes will reopen, but police warn motorists to expect delays into the afternoon in both directions as repairs are being made to the guardrail.

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