Man dead in collision with stopped ambulance in Brampton

One man is dead and two paramedics have been injured in a two-vehicle crash in Brampton Wednesday. Peel Police say it happened around 8:30 p.m. at McMurchy Ave and Queen St. when a BMW hurtled through an intersection and collided with an ambulance that was waiting to make a left turn onto Queen.  Paramedics tended to the driver of the car but he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Two paramedics in the ambulance suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital in non-life threatening condition. The ambulance was not transporting a patient or responding to a call at the time of the crash. Roads in the area are currently still closed for the investigation.

MAN AND DOG RESCUED FROM BALCONY

A man and his dog were rescued from a fourth floor balcony of a community housing building near Yorkville early Thursday when fire hit the location. .Fire crews were called to the scene shortly before 7 a.m. They found the apartment occupants on the balcony of the unit where the fire originated.