Downtown Toronto collision leaves one person dead, seven others injured
Downtown Toronto collision leaves one person dead, seven others injured
Downtown Toronto collision leaves one person dead, seven others injured
One person is dead, and seven others have been injured in a collision in downtown Toronto, police say.
Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Wellington Street and University Avenue on Friday around 11:45 p.m. for reports of a multi-vehicle crash and a pedestrian struck.
They arrived to locate several people with varying injuries, and police said one person was pronounced dead at the scene.
Toronto paramedics said they transported a total of seven people to hospital with injuries ranging from minor to serious.
The circumstances leading up to the crash are unknown.
Police said a driver involved in the collision was later arrested for impaired driving.
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