Car Accidents

4 pedestrians hurt, struck by sedan at Toronto Metropolitan University

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Incident details

Toronto police are investigating a hit-and-run collision at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) that left four pedestrians injured.

  • Officers posted on X (formerly Twitter) that they received reports of multiple people being struck by a vehicle on the Nelson Mandela Walk at TMU — around Gerrard Street East and Yonge Street — just before 2 p.m. ET on April 15.
  • Two pedestrians were taken to hospital. The severity of the injuries suffered by all of the pedestrians involved hasn’t been disclosed.
  • A “dark green sedan” with a “cracked windshield” was last seen travelling eastbound on Gould Street towards Church Street.

Witnesses sought

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

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