Memorial grows for Toronto woman killed walking past 2-vehicle collision
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Police were called to the area of Annette Street and Pacific Avenue in Toronto's Junction neighbourhood just after 8 p.m. when two vehicles collided and also hit two pedestrians.
A memorial is growing in a Toronto neighbourhood after a local musician died walking in the area on Monday night when one car crashed into another and then hit pedestrians at an intersection.
Police were called to the area of Annette Street and Pacific Avenue in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood just after 8 p.m. Monday when the two vehicles collided and also hit two pedestrians.
Police said the collision occurred when a Hyundai Elantra driven by a 57-year-old man and a Hyundai Tucson driven by a 34-year-old woman crashed into each other.
The Elantra crashed into the Tucson, according to police, forcing it onto the northwest corner of the intersection and into two pedestrians.
Paramedics said that a female pedestrian was declared dead at the scene, while a 50-year-old man was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Two more people were assessed at the scene.
Global News has confirmed the woman’s name was Julia Cleveland, an accomplished jazz musician and percussionist. Cleveland was apparently with her partner on Monday night in The Junction, where the pair lived.
She previously had a group called the Julia Cleveland Quartet and, was most recently, called the Julia Cleveland Trio. Cleveland had previously played at the Montreal Jazz Festival.