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Elderly Pedestrian Killed in Midtown Toronto Hit-and-Run Involving Two Vehicles

Police seek a light-coloured Hyundai SUV, request dashcam footage, urge the drivers to surrender.

A woman is dead after being struck by two vehicles in a hit-and-run collision on Eglinton Avenue near Dunfield Avenue before 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Toronto police say.
Police say two suspect vehicles fled the scene heading in opposite directions on Eglinton Avenue. One of the vehicles may have been a white SUV, according to police.

Overview

  • The collision happened shortly before 7:20 a.m. on Eglinton Avenue East near Dunfield Avenue in midtown Toronto.
  • Police say the victim, believed to be about 80, was crossing after buying groceries when two vehicles traveling in opposite directions struck her.
  • Neither driver remained at the scene, and investigators are looking for a light or white Hyundai SUV last seen heading west on Eglinton.
  • The second vehicle has not been identified and was last seen driving east on Eglinton Avenue.
  • Paramedics attempted life-saving measures before the woman was pronounced dead, and officers closed Eglinton between Yonge and Lillian during the investigation.