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Father, young child fighting for life after Markham head-on crash

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A father and his child remain in critical condition after a crash in the Markham area, and a second child in the car was also seriously injured.

A father and his two young children were injured, two of them critically, in a head-on collision in Markham on Friday afternoon.

The crash happened at around 4:45 p.m. in the area of Major Mackenzie Drive and McCowan Road.

In an update to CP24 Saturday morning, York Regional Police say a 42-year-old man and one of his children remain in critical condition following the collision.

A second child, also under the age of 10, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Markham collision Emergency crews are on the scene of a two-vehicle collision in Markham on Friday, March 27, 2026.

Police say the crash involved two vehicles in a head-on collision, adding that no one in the other vehicle was injured.

The circumstances that led to the collision remain under investigation.

With files from CP24’s Bryann Aguilar...