Driver of stolen truck, Toronto police officer hurt after dramatic downtown crash

Incident details

Two people have been arrested after a stolen pickup truck rammed a Toronto police cruiser and struck a police horse.

• The incident took place in the Queen Street West and University Avenue area around 3:15 p.m. ET on Nov. 1.
• Toronto police got an Automated License Plate Recognition hit and discovered a stolen pickup truck.
• Footage of the scene shows a black Dodge Ram make contact with a police cruiser and a police horse while trying to evade officers. The pickup truck then drives up onto the sidewalk, crashes into the front of a Little Burgundy before the driver tries to flee cops on foot.
• The driver of the stolen pickup truck and at least one officer have been taken to hospital. Their injuries aren’t considered to be life-threatening.
• The police horse that was struck is being assessed for injuries.

This is not a movie being filmed Friday on Queen St. This was a real life takedown of suspects in a stolen vehicle investigation⁩ — amazing work by ⁦@TorontoPolice⁩ officers who boxed in the alleged bandits. But two people were hurt including a copper and a police horse pic.twitter.com/xcEAKB29tc

— Joe Warmington (@joe_warmington) November 2, 2024

Investigation updates

The cause of the collision remains under investigation.

Anyone with information on the incident, including cellphone or dashcam footage, is asked to contact Toronto police.

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