Boy, 16, struck by driver while riding scooter in Etobicoke: TPS
FILE - A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A teenage boy has been rushed to hospital after being struck by the driver of a vehicle in Etobicoke on Friday evening.
Police say the collision took place just after 6 p.m. near Prince Edward Drive and Bloor Street West.
The youth, a 16-year-old boy, was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver remained at the scene, according to police.
Prince Edward Drive, south of Bloor, is closed in both directions.
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