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(CNN)A white van collided with multiple pedestrians on a busy street north of downtown Toronto, Canada, on Monday, Toronto Police said.

A suspect is in custody and the van has been located, Toronto Police media representative Gary Long told CNN.

Stephen Powell, district chief for Toronto Fire, confirmed that there have been multiple casualties. A large presence of Toronto fire, police and EMS personnel are on the scene, Powell said.

The incident occurred in the North York area at the intersection of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue, police said. Yonge Street is one of the main thoroughfares in Toronto. Subway service was suspended in the area of the incident.

Multiple patients are being treated, according to Kim McKinnon, superintendent for the Toronto paramedics. The extent of the injuries is not yet known, police said.

An eyewitness, Raj Irshad, says he saw multiple bodies lying on the ground.

Irshad works at a nearby Esso gas station about one block from where the van is reported to have driven onto the sidewalk.

He says he did not see the initial collision but saw the aftermath. He also saw multiple emergency vehicles in front of his gas station.

One witness told CNN network partner CTV that he was out for a cigarette when he saw the van hit a man walking through the intersection.

"And then, just pandemonium broke loose, just everyone was going crazy," he said. The vehicle was going about 60 to 70 kilometers per hour, he estimated.
Mark Dukes works at the Procter & Gamble building on Yonge Street and Poyntz Avenue in Toronto. He told CNN he heard sirens outside his office and looked out of the window, where he saw a van surrounded by police officers.

"There were tons of officers at first but not so many now," he said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was just learning about the incident.

"Our hearts go out to anyone affected. We're obviously going to have more to learn and more to say in the coming hours," he said.

Toronto Mayor John Tory said that there was a tragic incident on Yonge Street.

"My thoughts are with those affected by this incident and the frontline responders who are working to help those injured," he said.

 

 

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Just now, clapclapclap said:

I like how the cop, when pointing the gun at the suspect pointing something at him, decides to go back to the squad car and turn off the siren, then returns to the standoff.

Well, leaving the siren on when folks in nearby offices were trying to work would be rude.  Soorry.

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2 hours ago, Brothahorn said:

Why would a terrorist attack Toronto/Canada? What do they do to piss people off? Besides Drake?

radical islam hates western culture, not just the united states. 

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20 minutes ago, futureman said:

radical islam hates western culture, not just the united states. 

Reports indicating the attack wasn’t tied to Islamic terrorism.  It’ll be interesting to find out what the motive was.  

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39 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

couldn't get pussy, radicalized on internet, went on homicidal rampage.

 

Hugo, we can take up a collection and buy you a hooker. Don’t follow this guy’s lead

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21 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

Hugo, we can take up a collection and buy you a hooker. Don’t follow this guy’s lead

Hugo hasn’t had pussy since pussy had him. 

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6 hours ago, Brothahorn said:

Why would a terrorist attack Toronto/Canada? What do they do to piss people off? Besides Drake?

I could kind of understand if Tie Domi was still playing for the Leafs.  The only other possible explanation would be an inconsolable Rush fan.

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7 hours ago, EMAWesome said:

I could kind of understand if Tie Domi was still playing for the Leafs.  The only other possible explanation would be an inconsolable Rush fan.

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16 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

So...we need a “sexually frustrated Armenian ban!” That makes sense.

Or Canada and the US can fully legalize prostitution and eliminate some of this sexually frustrated man syndrome.  

(Yes I’m aware prostitution isn’t illegal in Canada, but being a John is illegal.)

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1 hour ago, GhostRider said:

Let's see; I'm a sexually frustrated man.  Should I break the law buy paying a prostitute or break the law by murdering a group of people?  Hmmmmm.

 

Canadian hookers are really good looking , very affordable and the law is so weak it's almost legal.  

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