Woman struck and killed by tow truck in downtown Toronto
Posted June 6, 2023 8:05 am.
Last Updated June 6, 2023 12:41 pm.
A woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto.
Police responded to a collision involving a tow truck and a pedestrian on Mount Pleasant Road just north of the Bloor Street overpass around 7:30 a.m.
Paramedics told CityNews a woman suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash. Police later said the victim had succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators believe the truck was using the on-ramp from Bloor onto northbound Mount Pleasant when the pedestrian was struck. The tow truck driver remained at the scene.
BREAKING: Toronto police say the woman hit has died. The driver involved remained on scene. Mount Pleasant is shut down from the Jarvis split to Elm. The ramp from Bloor to Mount Pleasant is also blocked.
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Mount Pleasant was closed in both directions from Jarvis Street to Elm Avenue, and the on-ramp from Bloor to northbound Mount Pleasant was also blocked.
CityNews 680 traffic reporter Jordan Kerr was over the scene in a chopper and says the road closures have caused “major traffic jams” in the surrounding area during the morning, especially on residential streets in the Rosedale neighbourhood.
The investigation is ongoing.
