7 injured in high speed crash in the east end
Posted January 10, 2020 2:31 pm.
Last Updated January 10, 2020 5:40 pm.
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A total of seven people were taken to hospital following a two vehicle crash in the east end.
Police say just before noon on Friday a vehicle with approximately five young people in it was driving westbound on Gerrard at a high rate of speed, according to eyewitnesses, when it lost control and crossed over into oncoming traffic, slamming into another vehicle.
Police say the force of the impact ripped the engine out of the vehicle, launching it approximately 60 feet down the street.
“We’ve got two vehicles completely written off. We’ve got seven people taken to local hospitals, thankfully it appears injuries are non-life threatening to minor,” said Sgt. Brett Moore with Traffic Services.
Moore says speed was definitely a factor in the crash, noting the speed limit on this stretch of road is currently 40 km/h.
“Speeds are too fast,” said Moore, who noted that the city recently reduced speeds on more than 250 km of roadways across Toronto. “Zero appetite for these kinds of behaviour.”
