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3 pedestrians injured, 1 seriously, after being hit by truck in downtown Toronto: police

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Toronto police say a female pedestrian has been seriously injured and two others have been treated for minor injuries after they were hit by a truck in the city’s downtown Thursday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Church Street and Wellesley Street East at around 4:50 p.m.

A Toronto Paramedics spokesperson said the seriously injured woman was taken to a trauma centre. The two other women were taken to a local hospital.

While the circumstances leading up to the collision weren’t clear as of Thursday evening, officers said the driver of the truck remained at the scene.

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Investigators closed the intersection as they gathered evidence.

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