Driver, pedestrian injured after pickup truck veers off road in York Region: police

A driver and a pedestrian are injured after a pickup truck veered off a roadway in York Region Wednesday afternoon, police say.

York Regional Police said it happened around 3:20 p.m. on Davis Drive between McCowan Road and Highway 48.

A police spokesperson said the vehicle went off the road and hit the pedestrian.

The pedestrian — a woman — was taken to hospital, the spokesperson said. The extent of her injuries are not known.

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The male driver of the pickup suffered minor injuries, but the spokesperson said they didn’t know if the driver was taken to hospital.

However, paramedics told Global News they sent two special response units to the scene and only transported one person to a local hospital.

What may have led to the collision isn’t clear.

An investigation is underway and York police’s major collision unit has been notified.

Davis Drive was closed in the area following the incident.