10-05-2025
15-month-old child seriously injured by OPP officer in a vehicle
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A 15-month-old child was hit and seriously injured by an Ontario Provincial Police officer Friday near Oxford Mills, Ont., according to the OPP.
Police issued a statement on the situation Saturday morning, explaining that just after noon on May 9, an on-duty OPP officer was "moving a personal vehicle in their driveway" when they struck the child.
The child, whose age and gender were not disclosed, was taken to a regional trauma centre to be treated for "serious injuries," police wrote.
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which investigates cases where police injure civilians, has taken over the case and OPP could not comment further, the statement said.
SIU told Radio-Canada they could not provide further information at this time.
"Our thoughts are with the child's family, and everyone impacted by this tragic incident," wrote police in the statement.
