1 dead, 4 injured after vehicle crashes into North York building
Posted December 24, 2025 3:59 pm.
Last Updated December 25, 2025 12:43 pm.
Toronto police say a person has died and four people have been injured after a vehicle crashed into a building in North York Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities say the incident happened just before 2:30 p.m. at a building at a commercial plaza on Dufferin Street near Finch Avenue West.
Police say a 67-year-old male pedestrian was struck and trapped in the building, forcing Toronto firefighters and paramedics to try to extricate the person out.
Officers confirm with CityNews that the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“He was in the business when the vehicle went through the front, and he was standing there and was not able to get away,” Toronto police duty inspector Jon Rose said speaking to reporters on Wednesday evening.
Paramedics say they transported two people to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Two other pedestrians were also taken to a hospital, according to police.
Police say the 93-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle and drove into the building.
