Truck Hits at Least 8 Pedestrians in Toronto: Driver Reportedly Arrested

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Canadian police said they had been called to Yonge Street and Finch Avenue East in one of Canada's major cities, for a collision amid the G7 meeting in the city.

A white van had run over pedestrians in Toronto, the local police reported, saying at least two people were killed in the incident. The total reported amount of injured people is estimated as eight to ten people. The cause and extent of injuries remain unknown, according to their tweet. The incident occurred some 30 kilometers from the city center, where the G7 foreign ministers had a meeting on Monday.

A police spokesperson said that the truck had apparently jumped the curb.

"Reports were that a white van mounted the curb, drove down the sidewalk at southbound Yonge, south of Finch, and struck eight to 10 people possibly, the numbers aren't confirmed yet," Gary Long, a police spokesperson, told Canadian broadcaster Global News.

Police stopped the van and arrested the driver shortly after it fled the scene of the crash, the CBC reported. The video of the alleged driver's detention has been circulating on social media platforms.

Medical crews arrived at the scene to treat multiple patients but didn't confirm the number or severity of injuries, according to Toronto paramedic spokeswoman Kim McKinnon.

Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital reported receiving 7 patients from the scene of the incident.

The subway service between nearby stations was suspended after the incident, according to media reports.