As many as 10 children have been injured, including one in critical condition, after a vehicle crashed into a daycare in Richmond Hill.

Police in York Region said the vehicle went into the building in the Yonge Street and Nottingham Drive area around 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Ten children have been taken to a local hospital, according to police. One was listed in life-threatening condition while a second was said to have serious injuries. The extent of the injuries to the other children was not immediately known.

Eyewitnesses tell CityNews the vehicle drove into the windows of one of the learning spaces of the First Roots Early Education Academy from the parking lot.

Police say they have taken the driver into custody, but provided no further details as to the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Yonge Street is closed from Gamble Road to Brookside Road as part of the investigation.

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