Dog dead after being struck by vehicle: Toronto police
CBC
A dog has died and a male pedestrian taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto on Friday, said police.
Officers responded around 2:18 p.m. near Lakeshore Boulevard and Remembrance Drive to calls of a collision, said Toronto police on social media.
The dog was pronounced dead and the pedestrian was taken to hospital, but later assessed to have non-life threatening injuries, said police. The driver remained at the scene.
Roads closures were reopened as of 3:21 p.m. Friday, said police.
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