Ontario police watchdog investigates after cop car hits pedestrian

A pedestrian sustained serious injuries after they were struck by a police car in Toronto on Sunday,

Toronto police said in a post on social media the collision took place in Earlscourt Park around 2 p.m. when a police car and a pedestrian were involved in a collision.

The pedestrian was taken to a trauma centre with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, paramedics said.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which probes police-involved incidents that result in injuries and other serious matters, said the cruiser was operating in Earlscourt Park at the time of the collision. The SIU is investigating the incident, which injured a 30-year-old man.

Police said the crash was not related to the festival and counter-demonstration in the park where nine were injured on Saturday.

There has been an increased police presence in and around Earlscourt Park since an Eritrean festival on Saturday turned violent. The licence for that festival has been revoked, with police remaining at the scene Sunday.

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