Man dies after being hit by dump truck in northwest Toronto
Posted November 13, 2023 11:25 am.
Last Updated November 13, 2023 3:59 pm.
Toronto police say a man has died of his injuries after he was struck by a dump truck in Toronto’s northwest end.
Emergency crews responded to the scene at Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West just after 10:30 a.m. on Monday.
Paramedics rushed a 53-year-old man to hospital, where he later died.
Insp. Jeff Bassingthwaite says the truck driver was making a left turn from westbound Eglinton to southbound Dufferin when they struck the pedestrian.
The driver involved remained at the scene.
Police say the pedestrian was crossing west to east on the south side of the intersection.
Instp. Bassingthwaite says the collision reconstruction team is speaking to the driver and examining the “mechanical fitness of the dump truck, they’re looking at sight lines, they’re looking at the pre-trip driving events as well as what the pedestrian was doing in the area.”
According to reports from the scene, there is a ‘no left turn’ sign at the intersection and it is unclear if the driver will be facing any charges at this point.
Insp. Bassingthwaite says investigators will be looking at “all the signage, as well as the motion of the vehicle to determine if any appropriate charges are there.”
Eglinton has re-opened from Dynevor Road to Northcliffe Boulevard, and Dufferin has re-opened from Livingstone to Hunter avenues after the collision investigation.
Police say of the 33 road fatalities in Toronto so far this year, 21 of them have been pedestrians. In 2022, there were 50 fatalities and 22 of them were pedestrians.
