The Ontario government proposes changes in parking outside the child care facilities after a driver was accused in a fatal accident for a nursery in Richmond Hill on Wednesday.
A 70 -year -old man who was arrested outside the Early Education Academy of the first Roots has been accused of a dangerous operation position that caused death and two charges of dangerous operation that cause bodily damage.
A child and a half of a child was killed and six other injured children after a vehicle led to the nursery around 3 pm on Wednesday.
According to the police, two children remain in critical condition and the other victims had injuries that did not enhance life as of Thursday.
In a publication on X, previously Twitter, on Thursday night, the Minister of Education, Paul Calandra, said that the government is proposing that operators and municipalities should avoid the use of parking spaces immediately adjacent to tickets, windows and outer walls of classrooms or playgrounds in child care facilities.
Calandra said that child care facilities operating from private homes would be exceptions.
He said he has ordered his ministry to work with service managers, inspectors and service providers to identify “vulnerabilities” and take immediate measures before the next legislative changes.
“Our government will carry out any legislative or regulatory amendment necessary to the municipal or owners who currently prevent the installation of protective barriers, such as bollards, planters, high curbs and other physical infrastructure, to protect children and workers in these environments,” said Calandra.
The police have said that there were 96 children in the building at the time of the accident.
Three adult staff members were also injured.
The researchers said Wednesday that they do not believe that the accident was intentional, but they have not said what the incident triggered during the afternoon collection time.
A child is dead, several others are injured and a man of about 70 years is in custody after a vehicle led to a nursery in Richmond Hill, Ontario, on Wednesday, police said at a press conference. Police say that the investigation is ongoing, but they do not believe it has been a deliberate act.
Police do not share the name of the suspect “to protect the victims or witnesses involved in this incident,” said a York Regional Police spokesman in a statement sent by email to the Canadian press.
The defendant received bail at a judicial hearing on Thursday morning. Its bail conditions include an order that no motorized vehicle drives.
A full -size Hyundai electric vehicle was taken from the building and was loaded in a crane on Wednesday night, and showed little visible damage apart from a hanging plate.
‘Devastated’ community after a fatal shock
On Thursday morning, the big window was covered with plywood and other pieces of wood.
Just below him, a collection of stuffed animals sat in front of the parking lot. A sign that said “Please, the speed” decreased “remained mounted on the wall next to the lock site.
Emirson Bekirovski said his daily morning routine includes leaving his daughter in the nursery. But on Thursday, he left Flores instead of his four -year -old son.
While her daughter, who attended the center since she was 18 months old, is sure and unharmed, says she has been traumatizing to go through the experience as a father.
Bekirovski said his wife picked up his daughter as soon as they received an urgent message on Wednesday afternoon.
But they did not know what had happened until it reached the scene and saw several police and helicopter cars in the area.
“We are quite traumatized by the fact that this happened so close to home. This is our home,” he said. “We feel the pain through which families are going through.”
Ruth Brainis, a local resident and mother of two young children, said she was “devastated” and ill of the stomach when he learned about the accident.
“When they are children, it hits very hard,” he said, while he came to put flowers on the site on Thursday morning. “I can’t imagine the suffering that these poor parents are going through. I don’t wish anyone.”
The parents were very shaken in chaos after the accident, said Richmond Hill mayor David West. Metro tomorrow Thursday.
West said the city is mourning after the incident, and will talk to the families of the victims and other parents in the next few days.
“Imagining the situation in which these people are simply unthinkable, even today after this has had time to sink,” he said.
“We are a strong community. We will join and do what we need to help everyone overcome this.”
The car crashed into the nursery from the parking lot at the back of the building, West said. Police say the investigation is still ongoing.
The police chief extends condolences to the family that the child lost
In a statement on Thursday, York Regional Police Chief Jim Macsween extended his condolences on behalf of the police service to the family of the murdered child.
“As a father, I can’t imagine the pain that these young families feel,” he said.
“At the time of the collision, the child care center was open, with children and employees inside. Several people in several rooms of the building suffered injuries,” he said.
“Our thoughts are with all the injured and affected by this incident,” he said. “We know that the effects of this heartbreaking and traumatic event will be felt throughout our region.”
MacSween said the police continue to determine the sequence of events and are working with victim services to provide support to all those involved, including officers, paramedics and firefighters who attended the scene.
Nursery ‘in shock’ state after the accident
The nursery said it is “in shock” after the accident, in a statement on Thursday.
“We are devastated and we still process what happened, but our main and unique priority is to support our staff and staff members.”
The nursery thanked the emergency staff that helped after the accident and thanked the public for their support and sympathy. He asked for privacy for his community at “this moment unimaginably difficult.”
