A Windsor man has been charged after a minivan went off the road and hit a hydro pole in Elgin County, sending seven people, including a baby, to hospital.
The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews were called to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Vienna Line and Imperial Road around 7:30 a.m. Monday. According to police, the minivan left the road, went into a ditch, and then hit the hydro pole.
"The van had a total of seven passengers, five children ranging in ages of two months to eight years old and two adults," police said in a statement issued Monday afternoon. "All seven were taken to hospital with injuries ranging from minor to serious. All seven passengers are reported in stable condition."
The 32-year-old driver of the minivan, who is from Windsor, has been charged with careless driving.