An 18-year-old man has died after being struck by a dump truck in Yorkville while on a bicycle Wednesday evening.
Posted Aug 19, 2021, 06:05AM EDT
An 18-year-old man has died after being struck by a dump truck in Yorkville while on a bicycle Wednesday evening.
Officers were called to the intersection of Bloor Street and Avenue Road around 6:30 p.m.
Investigators say the cyclist and the dump truck were both travelling northbound in the curb lane on Bloor Street when the truck struck the cyclist.
The man suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead shortly after police arrived.
Toronto police Insp. Michael Williams says victim was a resident of the immediate area of University and Bloor.
The driver involved remained on the scene. Road closures were in effect for several hours, but it has since reopened.
