Toronto police say a driver is in custody after “numerous pedestrians” were struck by a van in the city’s Yonge and Finch area.
#BREAKING Witness to truck ramming intopedestrians tells local Toronto TV station thatthe driver looked wide-eyed, angry and Middle Eastern.
Following an incident involving a van striking a number of pedestrians in the Yonge and Finch area, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has received seven patients from the scene in its Trauma Centre.
Update: Global News has stated that there “appears to be multiple fatalities….Global News observed multiple bodies covered with blankets”
“Driver in custody after ‘numerous pedestrians’ hit by van near Yonge and Finch: police”, by Rachael D’Amore, CTV News, April 23, 2018:
Toronto police say a driver is in custody after “numerous pedestrians” were struck by a van in the city’s Yonge and Finch area.
Police were called to the area at around 1:27 p.m. for reports of a collision.
They say it’s too early to confirm the number of pedestrians involved and the severity of their injuries. Previously, police said in a tweet that eight to 10 pedestrians were injured.
Toronto paramedics, who also responded to the scene, are urging people to avoid the area as they treat “multiple patients.”
Police have shut down the Yonge and Finch intersection…..