Police have issued an appeal asking for the public to help in their investigation of the traffic snarling accident on Tuesday (October 8, 2013) at Avenue Rd. and Glengrove Ave. It occurred at 4:22 p.m. when a woman driving west on Glengrove turned left onto Avenue. Reader C-Note tells the Bulldog that there is a light at this intersection and no left turns from 4 to 6 p.m. The vehicle stuck a 66-year-old woman and 46-year-old woman — both said to be teachers at nearby Allenby Junior Public School. They were attempting to cross Avenue Road in the south crosswalk from the west to east. The driver, described as a 46-year-old woman was operating a 2003 Buick Rendezvous. The pedestrians were struck by the car and the 66-year-old woman was dragged as the car continued to make the left turn. The car veered into the northbound lanes and was struck by a northbound 2010 Ford pick-up driven by a 53-year-old man. He is seen in the foreground of the inset photo talking on his cell phone. The 66-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries and the 46-year-old woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Both were taken to hospital for treatment. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416−808−1900.Police seek help in Glengrove-Avenue accident
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Police have issued an appeal asking for the public to help in their investigation of the traffic snarling accident on Tuesday (October 8, 2013) at Avenue Rd. and Glengrove Ave. It occurred at 4:22 p.m. when a woman driving west on Glengrove turned left onto Avenue. Reader C-Note tells the Bulldog that there is a light at this intersection and no left turns from 4 to 6 p.m. The vehicle stuck a 66-year-old woman and 46-year-old woman — both said to be teachers at nearby Allenby Junior Public School. They were attempting to cross Avenue Road in the south crosswalk from the west to east. The driver, described as a 46-year-old woman was operating a 2003 Buick Rendezvous. The pedestrians were struck by the car and the 66-year-old woman was dragged as the car continued to make the left turn. The car veered into the northbound lanes and was struck by a northbound 2010 Ford pick-up driven by a 53-year-old man. He is seen in the foreground of the inset photo talking on his cell phone. The 66-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries and the 46-year-old woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Both were taken to hospital for treatment. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416−808−1900.
I’m the driver of the Blue truck. I wasn’t moving to strike anything but was waiting at the red light waiting for it to change. If my truck wasn’t there to stop her the driver of the Buick would have continued on and ran over the pedestrian with her rear wheels as well.
There is a light at Glengrove and Avenue; there isn’t one at GLENCAIRN and Avenue (and a southbound turn is prohibited from 4-6PM). Which road was the driver travelling westbound on? In either case, what a horrible situation.