Pedestrian struck & killed at Birchmount and Danforth
Posted February 12, 2014 5:25 am.
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Toronto police are investigating after a man was struck and killed by a taxi at Birchmount and Danforth roads early Wednesday morning.
The cab driver remained on scene and called 911.
The man, believed to be in his 50s, was rushed to hospital, where he died.
The collision happened around 1:45 a.m. Police said they were responding to a disturbance call in the area when the man was struck. Police said later Wednesday the man was a suspect in an attempted break-and-enter in the neighbourhood.
He was intoxicated and somehow ended up in the road, police said.
Danforth was closed in both directions east of Birchmount for the investigation, but has since reopened.
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