

Paul Johnston, CP24.com





Two people are dead following a two-vehicle crash in Brampton, Peel police have confirmed.

It happened at Central Park Drive and Howden Boulevard shortly before 8 p.m.

The circumstances surrounding the crash were not immediately known.

“It was a very serious collision,” Peel police Const. Rachel Gibbs told CP24 at the scene.

"Our major collision bureau has taken carriage of the investigation. They’re going to be looking into every avenue (including) the conditions and they’ll figure out what transpired."

The victims – a 22-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man – were both travelling in the same vehicle and are both Mississauga residents, police said.

The relationship between the two was not immediately clear.

A father and son travelling in the other vehicle were transported to hospital with minor injuries, police said.

Police continue to investigate.