SIU investigating after Ontario police chase leaves 2 people seriously injured

A damaged vehicle is seen laying atop a parked car in Lindsay, Ont. following a police chase Sunday April 19, 2026. (Harrison Perkins)

Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating after a 21-year-old man and 32-year-old woman were seriously injured in a collision following a police chase in Lindsay, Ont. Sunday morning.

The Special Investigations Unit says a Kawartha Lakes police officer was looking for a BMW in response to a 911 call for unknown trouble.

The SIU says the officer stopped behind the parked BMW in a police cruiser, which prompted the driver to flee and the officer to give chase.

During the pursuit, the police watchdog says the BMW collided with a parked car and landed on top of another parked vehicle.

It says the male driver was taken to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and the female passenger was taken to a Toronto hospital with serious injuries.

The SIU is asking anyone who witnessed the police pursuit on Victoria Avenue South between Russell Street West and Glenelg Street West to come forward.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 19, 2026.

Kathryn Mannie, The Canadian Press