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Car crashes through London mall fitness centre, injuring seven

Vehicle broke through brick wall at shopping center in northwest London, Ont., near Gainsborough Road. Five people in serious condition.

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Car crashes through London mall fitness centre, injuring seven
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Seven people were sent to hospital after a vehicle crashed through a brick wall and into a fitness centre at a shopping mall in London, Ontario, on Friday morning.

Police were called to the single-vehicle crash around 7:40 a.m. at the mall in the city's northwest, near Gainsborough Road and Wonderland Road. According to Sgt. Sandasha Bough, the vehicle went through the shopping centre's brick wall and directly into a fitness centre that was open at the time.

Paramedics said five people were in serious condition and two had minor injuries. The driver remained at the scene.