Police have charged a 19-year-old man with impaired driving and criminal negligence after a crash in Richmond Hill killed one and injured five.

York Region police responded to reports of a multi-vehicle collision on Yonge St., south of Jefferson Sideroad, at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. There, officers found four vehicles involved in a collision.

According to police, a white Mercedes struck a grey Hyundai, a red Toyota Sienna van and a white Mazda.

Witnesses rushed to help the people injured, police said.

The driver of the Mazda, a 44-year-old man from Richmond Hill, died at the scene, police said.

Two passengers in the Mazda, a 40-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy both from Richmond Hill, were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The driver of the Hyundai went to the hospital with minor injuries, police said.

The driver of the Mercedes and the passenger were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, police said.

Fereidoon Hayatibahari, 19, of Richmond Hill, who police say was driving the Mercedes, is charged with impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

Police say Hayatibahari has been released from hospital.

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Jacob Lorinc is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @jacoblorinc

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