Child, man taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash in Toronto’s Forest Hill

Toronto paramedics say they took a man and a child to hospital after a collision in the city’s Forest Hill neighbourhood.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Bathurst Street and Ava Road, just south of Eglinton Avenue West, at around 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

Police said multiple vehicles were involved and Bathurst Street was closed in both directions.

Paramedics said the man was taken to a trauma centre and the child was taken to a local hospital, both with serious injuries.

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Police are advising motorists in the area to take alternative routes.