5-car pile-up causes gas leak in Toronto’s west end, residents evacuated

Residents in an area of west Toronto are being evacuated after a five-car pile-up caused a gas leak, police say.

In a tweet, Toronto police said the pile-up occurred in the area of Old Weston Road and Rockwell Avenue around 9:19 a.m.

Police told Global News that no injuries had been reported and some vehicles may have been parked. Toronto Fire Capt. Stephan Powell said two cars went into a building, with one severing a gas line.

A total of seven houses were evacuated, as well as those in a nearby laneway, with a TTC bus sent to accommodate those who were evacuated.

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One driver fled the scene by foot and officers are searching the area, police said.

A cleanup and investigation are underway.