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Light pole falls, hits woman after midtown Toronto crash: officials

The scene of a collision in midtown Toronto on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Global News

A woman is seriously injured after a vehicle struck a light pole that subsequently fell and hit her in midtown Toronto on Friday, officials say.

Toronto police said emergency crews were called at 3:17 p.m. to Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue West, south of Eglinton Avenue.

Toronto paramedics told Global News the victim, who is in her 60s, was taken to a trauma centre with serious, possibly life-threatening injuries.

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There is no word on what may have led to the collision.

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Yonge Street was closed in the area following the incident.

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