70-year-old woman dead after being struck by vehicle in Toronto’s west end

Toronto police provide update on a woman in her 70s who was struck and killed by a van at the intersection of Lansdowne and Lappin Avenues.

A woman in her 70s is dead after being struck by a van while crossing the road in the city’s west end on Friday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Lansdowne and Lappin Avenues, south of Dupont Street, just before 4 p.m. for a collision.

Duty Insp. Jon Rose told reporters at the scene that the woman was walking in the crosswalk when a white 2019 Ram cargo van making a left turn onto Lansdowne hit her.

He said bystanders provided life-saving measures to the woman prior to paramedics arriving.

The woman sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, Rose said.

He noted that the driver of the van remained at the scene and is co-operating with traffic investigators.

Minutes before, police also responded to another collision near the waterfront at Bathurst Street and Lake Shore Boulevard West.

Police say another female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. She was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.

The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene, police say.

The circumstances that led to the two collisions are not immediately known.