Driver dies in hospital after crashing into tree in Toronto

Toronto police say a driver died after her car crashed into a tree in the city’s north end Thursday evening.

Police said the collision happened at Cummer and Snowcrest avenues, near Bayview and Finch avenues, at around 6:45 p.m.

A single-vehicle had collided with a tree causing the airbags to deploy, police said.

Paramedics said they took a woman with serious, life-threatening injuries to a trauma centre. In a later update, police said the woman was pronounced dead in hospital.

Roads were closed for the investigation.