At least 10 dead, 15 injured after van hits pedestrians in north Toronto
- 6 years ago
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There have been multiple deaths and injuries after a man drove a van into pedestrians in Toronto.
For more on this and other international news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… information is slowly trickling out about this horrific incident,... what's the latest?
Well Semin… Police say at least 10 people have died and 15 others have been injured.
The incident occurred at about 1:30 Monday afternoon, local time, in the North York area at the intersection of Yonge(Young) Street and Finch Avenue.
The driver of the white rental van is said to have jumped the curb, striking a number of pedestrians.
These witnesses described the incident...
"He just went on the sidewalk he just started hitting everybody man. He hit every single person on the sidewalk, anybody in his way he hit, the bus stop, everything shattered.
"....And there were four bodies on the ground. Police and the ambulance hadn't arrived yet but people were trying to revive them, obviously to no avail....But by the time the police and paramedics got there, they, they tried again and didn't work and so they covered the bodies, put them in body bags and taken them away... "
The suspect, who fled the scene after the incident, was arrested after a tense standoff with police several blocks away.
He is now in custody and being investigated, but details of the probe are still scarce.
According to U.S. media he has been identified as 25-year-old Alek Minassian and is reported to have been known to Toronto authorities.
Police believe his action was deliberate and are trying to determine the motive.
The incident also occurred as foreign ministers of the G7 leading industrialized nations were holding meetings in the city center.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted from Ottawa expressing his condolences to those affected.
There have been multiple deaths and injuries after a man drove a van into pedestrians in Toronto.
For more on this and other international news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… information is slowly trickling out about this horrific incident,... what's the latest?
Well Semin… Police say at least 10 people have died and 15 others have been injured.
The incident occurred at about 1:30 Monday afternoon, local time, in the North York area at the intersection of Yonge(Young) Street and Finch Avenue.
The driver of the white rental van is said to have jumped the curb, striking a number of pedestrians.
These witnesses described the incident...
"He just went on the sidewalk he just started hitting everybody man. He hit every single person on the sidewalk, anybody in his way he hit, the bus stop, everything shattered.
"....And there were four bodies on the ground. Police and the ambulance hadn't arrived yet but people were trying to revive them, obviously to no avail....But by the time the police and paramedics got there, they, they tried again and didn't work and so they covered the bodies, put them in body bags and taken them away... "
The suspect, who fled the scene after the incident, was arrested after a tense standoff with police several blocks away.
He is now in custody and being investigated, but details of the probe are still scarce.
According to U.S. media he has been identified as 25-year-old Alek Minassian and is reported to have been known to Toronto authorities.
Police believe his action was deliberate and are trying to determine the motive.
The incident also occurred as foreign ministers of the G7 leading industrialized nations were holding meetings in the city center.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted from Ottawa expressing his condolences to those affected.