2 people dead after being struck by vehicle in Scarborough
Posted July 10, 2026 2:33 pm.
Last Updated July 10, 2026 6:49 pm.
Two people are dead after they were struck by a vehicle in Scarborough on Friday afternoon.
Emergency crews were called to the area of Birchmount Road and Lawrence Avenue East just before 2 p.m.
Police say the pedestrians were struck by 79-year-old woman who was driving a purple Toyota.
According to investigators, the Toyota ran a red light at the intersection and collided with a 55-year-old woman in a grey Mitsubishi, before striking the two pedestrians who were standing on the nort-west sidewalk.
Paramedics said the two pedestrians, a 64-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are still working to contact next-of-kin, Duty Inspector Errol Watson said.
Three people — two women and a six-year-old girl — who were in the purple Toyota were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The female driver of the Mitsubishi was also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Watson said Traffic Services are working to piece together the events of the crash and anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact police.
The intersection is expected to be closed for several hours.
