BUMPED THREAD - Van hits pedestrians in Toronto - 10 dead, 16 more injured

[robkelk]

I'm going to start this thread here, just because I'm in a pessimistic mood.

At least seven injured when van jumps the curb in Toronto.

No confirmed fatalities - yet. Driver is in custody.

Location of incident on Google Maps

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Press conference announced for 4:30 Eastern Time.

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Same URL as above, article updated.

A witness told police that eight to 10 people were hit, according to Toronto police spokesperson Gary Long.

A spokesperson for Sunnybrook Hospital on Bayview Avenue said seven patients had been brought to its trauma centre and that its emergency department had been locked down as a precaution.

The extent of their injuries wasn't immediately known.

A witness said separately that he had seen at least four bodies lying covered on the ground after the events, and that the people hit included a man who was crossing the street and others on the sidewalk.

So it's highly unlikely that there were no fatalities.

The Toronto Transit Commission, meanwhile, suspended Line 1 subway service between Sheppard and Finch stations and said there would be no shuttle bus service.

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Update: Toronto police say 9 dead, 16 injured.

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National threat level not yet being raised.
(The G7 foreign and security ministers meeting is currently taking place in Toronto.)