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2 pedestrians struck in separate incidents in Toronto

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A male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and another was hit by a streetcar in two separate incidents Saturday afternoon. Both have been taken to a trauma centre.

Toronto police said officers responded to a call just after 4 p.m. to Wilson Avenue and Garratt Boulevard about a vehicle striking a pedestrian and then driving into a building.

According to police, a witness said the pedestrian was momentarily pinned.

Toronto EMS said a man in his 30s was transferred to a trauma centre with serious injuries to both legs but is in stable condition.

A short time later, EMS responded to a man in his 60s who was struck by a streetcar at Spadina Avenue and St. Andrew Street.

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The man was taken to a trauma centre with facial injuries but is in stable condition.

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