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Four people dead after vehicle crashes into guardrail in downtown Toronto

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Four people are dead and another is in hospital following a fiery crash in downtown Toronto that happened overnight on Lake Shore Boulevard.

It happened in the eastbound lanes of the busy road, east of Cherry Street, just after midnight.

A Collision Reconstruction Unit vehicle sits parked near the scene of a crash that left four people dead on Lake Shore Boulevard, near Cherry Street, Thursday October 24th 2024. (Courtney Heels /CP24)

An electric vehicle with five occupants crashed into the guardrail and then caught fire, Toronto police said

Toronto police confirmed that four people believed to be in their 20s died in the crash.

They said a fifth person in the vehicle – a woman – was injured but is expected to survive. She was transported to hospital with serious injuries, Toronto Paramedic Services said.

Images from the scene showed the charred and crumpled vehicle being hauled away from the site of the crash.

There was also a heavy police presence at the scene, with the Collision Reconstruction Unit working to piece together exactly what happened.   

It is not yet clear what caused the collision.

Lake Shore Boulevard was closed both ways between the Don Valley Parkway and Cherry Street through the night as police investigated the fatal crash. The road reopened around 8:30 a.m.

Police divert traffic away from the scene of a crash that left four people dead on Lake Shore Boulevard, near Cherry Street, Thursday October 24th 2024.

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