Two pedestrians dead after car crashes into pole: Toronto paramedics
Written by The Canadian Press on July 10, 2026
TORONTO — Toronto paramedics say two pedestrians are dead and three people are injured after a vehicle crashed into a pole in Scarborough this afternoon.
They say a man and a woman in their 60s were fatally struck.
Police say the vehicle also hit a pole and knocked it down.
Paramedics say a six-year-old child and two women in their 60s were in the vehicle.
First responders say their injuries are minor, but the vehicle is so damaged that they were taken to a hospital as a precaution.
Police say roads are blocked near Birchmount Road and Lawrence Avenue East and are asking drivers to take other routes.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 10, 2026.
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