17-year-old girl dies in hospital after being struck by driver in Scarborough
CBC
A 17-year-old girl is dead after she was struck by a driver in Scarborough on Tuesday afternoon, Toronto police say.
The collision happened in the area of Birchmount Road and Danforth Avenue. Police were called to the scene at 11:45 a.m.
Toronto paramedics said they took the teen, who attended Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute not far from the scene of the incident, in life-threatening condition to a trauma centre, where she died.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, according to police.
Sgt. Orang Momeni, spokesperson for police's traffic services, said charges are pending. He said members of traffic services are continuing to investigate.
Roads are closed in the area as officers reconstruct the collision.
Police have closed westbound lanes at Kingston Road and Danforth Avenue, eastbound lanes at Danforth Avenue and Eastwood, northbound lanes at Birchmount and Rhydwen Avenue and southbound lanes at Birchmount Road and Pinegrove Avenue.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to call them at (416) 808-1900.
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