Toronto police say one pedestrian is dead and a second is injured after they were hit by a truck in the Port Lands on Monday.
Police said on Twitter that emergency crews were called to the area of Cherry and Polson streets at 9:08 p.m.
Officers said the collision was “believed to be deliberate” amid reports of a dispute just before the incident.
One person died at the scene while the second victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Toronto paramedics told Global News the victim who died was a man.
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Police said the truck fled the area and was described as having “a matte military green wrap.”
The driver was reported to be a five-foot-ten man in his 20s who was wearing a white shirt and black pants.
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