KING TOWNSHIP, Ont. - Four people are facing charges after allegedly staging a car accident and filing false insurance claims.

York Regional Police say they were called to the scene of an alleged hit and run in January to find two women complaining of injuries after supposedly being hit by a car.

Police say the women were extricated from their vehicle by firefighters and taken to hospital.

But police say surveillance video from a local business suggests the accident was staged and no hit and run had ever taken place.

Fatin Elias, Jourjeet Shahara, Samid Shahara and Salam Shahara of Toronto are each facing six charges including conspiracy to commit an indictable offence and obstructing police.

They are also charged with fraud over $5,000 after police allege they submitted false claims to their insurance providers.