Single-car crashes leave at least 3 people hurt
CBC News
Posted: Feb 12, 2012 12:14 PM ET
Last Updated: Feb 12, 2012 6:39 PM ET
The mid-afternoon crash on Eglinton Avenue East resulted in a woman being taken to the trauma centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. (Craig Cooper/CBC)Toronto police responded to two single-vehicle accidents on Sunday that left cars wrapped around poles.
Around 3 p.m., police responded to a crash that occurred on Eglinton Avenue East, near Mount Pleasant Road.
A woman’s car hit a light pole, and police say a medical issue may have caused the collision.
The driver was taken to the trauma centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Downtown crash injures 2
Earlier in the day, a downtown single-car crash left another woman with serious injuries.
Police say a car crashed into a light post near Dundas and Jarvis Streets at about 4 a.m.
It was not immediately clear how many people were in the car at the time of the collision, but two of the occupants went to the hospital in a taxi.
A woman suffered serious injuries in the crash that occurred downtown early Sunday morning. (CBC)A woman who was inside the car suffered serious injuries in the crash, and remains in hospital.
The Canadian Press later reported that a second woman was also seriously hurt in the same crash.
Police have arrested a man, but no charges have been laid so far.
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