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Man rushed to hospital after incident in downtown Toronto

A Toronto Paramedic Services ambulance. File / Global News

A man was taken to hospital after a medical incident in downtown Toronto on Wednesday that was initially reported to be a collision, police say.

Toronto police said emergency crews were called at 12:21 p.m. to the area of Sherbourne Street and Queen Street East.

Police initially said there were reports of a pedestrian who was struck by a van.

Toronto paramedics said they transported a man in his 40s to a trauma centre in critical condition.

In an update on Twitter, police said additional information from witnesses indicated that there was not in fact a collision.

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“Man had a medical issue and stumbled into the street and collapsed,” the tweet read.

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Police said he was in stable condition.

Southbound traffic was blocked at Sherbourne and Shuter streets following the incident.

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