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| 9 dead, 16 injured after van plows into pedestrians in Toronto (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) | 9 dead, 16 injured after van plows into pedestrians in Toronto (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) |
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| Nine people have been killed and 16 more are injured after a white van struck a number of pedestrians in Toronto, police said. | Nine people have been killed and 16 more are injured after a white van struck a number of pedestrians in Toronto, police said. |
| The incident on Yonge Street and Finch Avenue East occurred just after 1 pm local time. The Toronto Police Department said in a press conference shortly before 5pm local time that nine people have been killed and more than a dozen others are injured. | |
| Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital said five of the injured are in a critical condition and another two are in a serious condition. The hospital said on Twitter that its emergency department is on lockdown as an “added precaution.” | |
| Police say they have one person in custody. The investigation is ongoing and the police are appealing to eyewitnesses to come forward. | Police say they have one person in custody. The investigation is ongoing and the police are appealing to eyewitnesses to come forward. |
| Photos and videos from the scene show groups of onlookers gathered behind police cordons as emergency services deal with the aftermath of the incident. One video shows a person bleeding heavily while another shows a body covered with a piece of tarpaulin. | Photos and videos from the scene show groups of onlookers gathered behind police cordons as emergency services deal with the aftermath of the incident. One video shows a person bleeding heavily while another shows a body covered with a piece of tarpaulin. |
| Eyewitness Alex Shaker told CTV News that the van mounted the curb at high speed before travelling southbound. | Eyewitness Alex Shaker told CTV News that the van mounted the curb at high speed before travelling southbound. |
| “He started going down on the sidewalk and crumbling down people one by one,” Shaker said. | “He started going down on the sidewalk and crumbling down people one by one,” Shaker said. |
| Bystanders have posted images on social media showing the aftermath and a number of emergency vehicles attending the scene of the incident. | |
| The thoroughfares of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue East are located close to a metro station in east-west Toronto. The Toronto Transport Commission has closed off the Yonge Street station due to the police investigation. | The thoroughfares of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue East are located close to a metro station in east-west Toronto. The Toronto Transport Commission has closed off the Yonge Street station due to the police investigation. |
| The scene of the incident is approximately 30 kilometers from downtown Toronto, where government ministers from France, US, Colombia, Croatia, and Colombia were meeting about an upcoming G7 summit. | The scene of the incident is approximately 30 kilometers from downtown Toronto, where government ministers from France, US, Colombia, Croatia, and Colombia were meeting about an upcoming G7 summit. |
| Police have dismissed reports of a shooting in the area. | Police have dismissed reports of a shooting in the area. |