6 children injured, 1 seriously after Richmond Hill daycare struck by vehicle

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As many as six children have been injured after a vehicle struck a child care centre in Richmond Hill.

Police in York Region said a vehicle went into a building in the Yonge Street and Nottingham Drive area around 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Six children were taken to a local hospital, one in serious condition.

Eyewitnesses tell CityNews the vehicle drove into the windows of one of the learning spaces of the First Roots Early Education Academy from the parking lot.

Police say they have taken the driver into custody, but provided no further details as to the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Yonge Street is closed from Gamble Road to Brookside Road as part of the investigation.

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