º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøpolice were investigating near an apartment building on Avenue Road on Saturday after two women were struck by a driver near Avenue Road at Tranby Avenue just before 1:25 p.m.
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøpolice were investigating near an apartment building on Avenue Road on Saturday after two women were struck by a driver near Avenue Road at Tranby Avenue just before 1:25 p.m.
Two womenÌýhave been seriously injured after they were struck by the driver of a vehicle outside a Yorkville apartment buildingÌýon Saturday afternoon.Ìý
The two victims were struck nearÌý just before 1:25 p.m., º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøpolice said in a .ÌýThe driver remained at the scene, and police cruisers were parked along the street near an apartment building on Avenue Road as the investigation continued Saturday evening.
An 84-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries and a 51-year-old woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries, . Both were taken to Sunnybrook Hospital.
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Surveillance video obtained by the Star from Louro and Sons Jewellers, a business across the street from the apartment building, appears to show the incident on the top of the video’s frame.
Surveillance footage from a Yorkville jewelry business shows two pedestrians appearing to be struck by a driver at an apartment building driveway. One of the victims with a dog appears to crouch down in front of an SUV to pick up her dog before the other woman tries to help her, right before they were struck. (Louis Louro Jr. Video / May 3, 2025)
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Two women had been trying to retrieve the dog from in front of the stopped Jeep when the driver moved forward and ran over both of them, police confirmed.Ìý
The driver of the Jeep then stops and can be seen getting out of the vehicle.Ìý
Officers did not say if the dog was also injured.Ìý
“It’s absolutely tragic to see that they’re two people who essentially got ran over,” said Louis Louro Jr., owner ofÌýLouro and Sons Jewellers. “The circumstances are tragic and it appears the dog is part of the whole issue. I just hope they pull through.”Ìý
Louro said he and his staff were working in their shop when the collision happened but “didn’t pay attention until the police came in.”Ìý
“It’s kind of stomach-wrenching,” he said of the video, adding that “it really leaves a horrible feeling.”Ìý
Southbound Avenue Road wasÌýclosed south of Tranby Avenue but has reopened, police said.
Asma Sahebzada is a Toronto-based general assignment reporter
for the Star. Reach her via email: asahebzada@thestar.ca
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Elissa Mendes is a breaking news reporter, working out of
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