Two pedestrians critically injured in collision at Pickering mall

Two construction workers suffered critical, life-threatening injuries when a Tesla driven by a 75-year-old man crashed through a fence into a construction area at The Shops at Pickering City Centre in Pickering on Friday morning, Nov. 13, Durham Regional Police say.

Officers were called to Glenanna Road and Pickering Parkway, near Highway 401 and Liverpool Road, just before 11 a.m., police said.

Police say the driver was looking for a parking space in the mall parking lot when, for a reason not yet known to police, he accelerated at an extreme high rate of speed, drove through the parking lot and through a fence into the construction area, striking the two workers.

A 22-year-old woman was airlifted by Ornge to a Toronto trauma centre, and a 58-year-old man was taken to a local hospital by ground ambulance, police said. Both workers remain in critical, life-threatening condition.

The driver was taken to hospital and is being assessed by medical personnel, police said. He is cooperating with police. No charges have been reported. Police are asking anyone with dashcam footage of the incident to come forward, saying any detail could help investigators build a timeline, and the investigation is ongoing.