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About Toronto's Weekly Carnage:
Toronto's Weekly Carnage is inspired by NYC's Streetsblog Weekly Carnage feature. The aim of this series of posts is to bring attention to the death and destruction wrought by automobiles and an auto-centric culture. Pursuing policies promoting walking, cycling and public transit could help reduce the carnage.
Girl killed in car crash, but message survives
Among the debris strewn across the highway were three typed, double spaced pages of paper, spotted with blood, that police would later retrieve. Chelsea had been studying all weekend. The seventh grader had been assigned a presentation on the dangers of r
Part Of Hwy 401 Closed After Fatal Overnight Crash
When they arrived they found that a vehicle had apparently lost control and then rolled several times before coming to a stop and catching fire. The motorist was pronounced dead at the scene.
Driver Dies As Car Veers Off Highway And Hits Parked Truck
One man is dead and another is shaken up after a terrible crash on the southbound 400 near Highway 89 Wednesday afternoon. Police are still trying to figure out why a Dodge Caravan suddenly veered off the road and plowed straight into a disabled 5-ton tru
Teen Struck By Van
A teenage girl has been seriously injured after being hit by a van in the city's west end. According to authorities she was crossing near Lake Shore and Long Branch at about 7:30am Thursday when the vehicle struck her.
Train Hits Car
The driver was stuck behind a truck at a rail stop with a train fast approaching when she suddenly tried to cross. Her two kids were in the car at the time.
Nurse Hits and Treats Cyclist on Monday
A nurse ran a red light at Richmond & Bathurst yesterday, hitting a cyclist. She (or he) got out of the car and treated him, and he'll be okay.Parliament Rollover
Police spent Sunday night trying to reconstruct a crash scene at Parliament and Richmond where a van rolled into the path of an oncoming bus.
Cop Cruiser Gets Rear-Ended In Scarborough
Two police officers were rear-ended by a car around 10:30pm Friday. Police said the officers were stopped in the curb lane outside an address on Kingston Road east of Midland when they were hit.
Girl hurt in hit-and-run accident
The girl was walking across Gerrard St. at Parliament St. with her mother and 8-year-old sister at about 10 p.m. when all three were hit. She was dragged for 45 metres by the vehicle, which is described as a red or maroon minivan.Related:
Safety Blitz Launched At Dangerous Time Of Year For Pedestrians
It's one of the most dangerous times of the year for pedestrians, which is why Toronto police have launched a week-long safety blitz dubbed Smart Ped.
Pedestrian safety blitz starts
Similar events are often run in November, when pedestrians are faced with dark winter evenings and when police see a "significant" spike in the number of pedestrians struck, Toronto police Det. Paul Lobsinger said.
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