Bystanders in Timmins step in to lift pickup truck off seven-year-old girl following collision

Sudbury — Witnesses to a collision Monday in Timmins stepped in to help a seven-year-old girl who was trapped under a pickup truck.

The collision occurred as the driver of a Dodge pickup truck completed a left turn off of Algonquin Boulevard onto Pine Street South and struck two pedestrians who were lawfully in the crosswalk.

"A significant number of passersby rendered immediate assistance in terms of lifting the pickup truck up and off of the young girl and then providing first aid to both injured parties," police said in a news release Wednesday.

"The Timmins Police Service wishes to convey its gratitude to those persons who rendered assistance at the scene of this collision … The severity of injury sustained by the young girl was mitigated by their quick thinking and decisive actions."

The 51-year-old male pedestrian and the girl, who is his daughter, were taken to Timmins and District Hospital by ambulance for treatment. Both were released from hospital later that same day.

A 75-year-old local man has been charged with failing to yield right of way to a pedestrian.