A man in his 70s has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a vehicle while standing in an Etobicoke bus shelter.
Posted Aug 18, 2021, 06:09AM EDT
A man in his 70s has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a vehicle while standing in an Etobicoke bus shelter.
Officers were called to Martin Grove Road and Eglinton Avenue just after 3 p.m. for reports of a car crashing into a bus shelter.
Police say the driver was attempting to make a turn at the intersection and lost control of the vehicle, crashing into the shelter and hitting the pedestrian.
The driver involved then fled the scene.
The vehicle was later found abandoned in a parking lot on Warrender Avenue with extensive damage to the front end. The driver has not been located.
A witness, the superintendent of the building where the vehicle was located, said he spotted the suspect head up to the second floor of the building and came back down in different clothing. The suspect then got into an Uber and left the area, leaving the vehicle behind.
The victim suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a trauma centre via an emergency run.
A heavy police presence is expected in the area and road closures are in effect.
