An Ontario Provincial Police officer was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle during a traffic stop on Highway 400 overnight.
Police said the incident happened just before 1 a.m. Tuesday on the southbound lanes of the highway near Finch Avenue.
Toronto Paramedics said the officer in his 50s was rushed to hospital in serious condition.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
READ MORE: Officer struck by driver fleeing arrest near Belleville, Ont., OPP say
Police said the vehicle that struck the officer fled the scene.
Authorities said they are looking for a dark-coloured sports car.
- Homicide of Edmonton mom and nurse Nadine Robinson unsolved, 20 years later
- Salsa on St Clair won’t return if safety concerns aren’t addressed: organizer
- Tate brothers fight extradition to UK after arrest on sex crime charges
- Man facing intimidation, mischief charges after protest against N.S. premier
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.