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.
Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit By Car
A man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle around 7pm Wednesday night near College and Ossington.
Driver, 18, killed leaving high school
The car was leaving Clarke High School around 1:10 p.m. when it struck the median separating the northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 35/115, east of Clarington. The boy was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Woman killed in 407 crash
While the tow truck was stopped, police say a woman driving a BMW hit the back of the truck. The car rolled onto its roof and slid about 120 metres and collided with a westbound Toyota.Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Portion Of Eastbound 401
With cold weather and icy conditions already slowing drivers, a multi-vehicle crash reduced the eastbound lanes to just one at Brock Road and Pickering around 10:30pm.Father clings to life after serious car accident
The accident happened Friday evening shortly after 6 p.m. A Toyota Camry was travelling northbound on Don Mills Road, just north of Lawrence Avenue, when police say it rear-ended a Ford Taurus.Officer hurt after being rammed by stolen car
A Toronto police officer was treated for leg injuries yesterday after a stolen car was taken for a joyride, rammed into two police cruisers, and shot at by officers.Car Drives Into Store
The crash had a ripple effect, damaging an office next door and trapping three workers inside. They began to panic when they thought there was a gas leak - and couldn't get out. "We thought that maybe the roof had gone out," recalls Sanjay Bhajat. "I just got scared so I called 911. It smelled like natural gas ... I thought maybe it was a fire."Man Charged With Impaired Driving After Multi-Vehicle Crash
A North York man was charged with impaired driving after a multi-vehicle crash and rollover on Don Mills Road late Friday. The incident sent his wife and son, along with a man in another vehicle, to hospital.Thousands In East End Without Power After Truck Hits Hydro Pole
Several thousand people are without power after a truck hit a pole in the east end Saturday. The crash reportedly happened shortly after 9am on Bermondsey Road.
Car Hits Gas Line At Downtown Intersection
There were traffic slowdowns near Bathurst and Bloor Sts. Monday morning after a car struck a gas line, causing it to leak. The driver wasn't injured in the collision, which occurred at about 7:40am on Barton Ave.Impaired driving charge laid in 3-vehicle crash
According to police, the driver of a Toyota Camry was heading north on Don Mills Rd. near Lawrence when it struck a Ford Taurus carrying a man, his wife and his daughter. The Taurus rolled over into oncoming traffic where it was struck by a van heading south.Milton crash kills one, injures two
Halton Police were called to the scene at Derry Rd. and Bell School line Saturday afternoon following a serious, near-head-on accident. According to Det. Steve Long, one vehicle travelling eastbound slowed near the Bell School Line. A Hyundai driving behind that vehicle turned to miss it and struck another car going westbound.
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