Stretch of southbound DVP reopens following fatal incident involving pedestrian
Posted November 16, 2023 7:16 am.
Last Updated November 16, 2023 11:37 am.
A stretch of the Don Valley Parkway heading into downtown Toronto has reopened several hours after it was shut down due to a fatal incident involving a pedestrian.
Emergency crews were called to the southbound lanes of the highway near the Leaside Bridge around 6:45 a.m. Thursday after getting reports of an injured person in live lanes of traffic.
Police confirm to CityNews the injured pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators say an abandoned work vehicle was found on the Leaside Bridge with its four-way lights on. They are asking anyone who was in the area between 6:30 and 6:45 a.m. to contact them.
The southbound DVP was closed at Don Mills Road to the Bayview/Bloor exit just before 7 a.m., snarling morning rush hour traffic heading into the downtown core. All southbound traffic north of the closure was being forced off at Don Mills.
The lanes reopened just before 10 a.m.
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