Toronto police say a cyclist was struck by a vehicle and assaulted in Etobicoke Saturday morning.
Police said they were called to the area of Harefield Drive and Hinton Road shortly after 7:15 a.m. for reports of a collision.
A police spokesperson told Global News it’s believed the cyclist was struck by a vehicle before the driver got out and began striking him with an unknown object.
The driver then tried to get on a TTC bus but was denied boarding, police said, before they fled the scene on foot.
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Officer are still trying to locate the driver and have canvassed the area for evidence and spoke to several witnesses, the spokesperson said.
The cyclist, a man, was transported to hospital with critical injuries.
Police didn’t provide a description of the driver.
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