Chaotic scene on Yonge St. Paramedics treating people everywhere. Some have been pronounced dead on scene.
The suspected driver Alek Minassian, 25, arrested alive when he plowed his van into pedestrians on Yonge St. in Toronto, killed 10 and injured 15 people
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| Toronto van driver who plowed into pedestrians pulled what looks like a gun on police, was then arrested. Pics h/t @PeterAkman |
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| Police inspect a van suspected of being involved in a collision injuring at least eight people at Yonge St. and Finch Ave. on April 23, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. Cole Burston | Getty Images |
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| The aftermath of the attack on Monday. Photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images |
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| Photos from the scene in Toronto showed bodies in the ground. (APTN) |
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| Nine people are dead after a van plowed into pedestrians in Toronto on Monday. The driver, was in custody after leaving a trail of destruction stretching up to a mile, according to authorities. (Image courtesy of YouTube) |
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| Above photos from many different sources |
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Alek Minassian, 25, the suspect in the Toronto van attack that killed 10 people on April 23, 2018.(LINKEDIN) |
VietPress USA (April 23, 2018): The suspected man who plowed his white van into pedestrians on Yong Street in Toronto that killed 10 people and injured at least 15 others has been captured alive by Toronto Police, Canada. The name of suspected driver is Alek Minassian, 25 year old.
Police have identified the suspect in a deadly van attack in Toronto as Alek Minassian, a 25-year-old man from Richmond Hill, Ont., a suburb north of the city.
Ten people were killed and 15 injured on Monday afternoon after a rented white Ryder van jumped a curb and plowed into pedestrians along an approximately one-kilometre-long stretch of Toronto's busy Yonge Street.
A profile on social networking site LinkedIn identifies Minassian as a student at Seneca College in North York, the north Toronto neighbourhood where the attack took place.
Toronto, officially the City of Toronto, is the capital of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located within the Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario on the northern shore of Lake Ontario. With 2,731,571 residents in 2016, it is the largest city in Canada and fourth-largest city in North America by population. Also in 2016, the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), the majority of which is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), had a population of 5,928,040, making it Canada’s most populous CMA. A global city, Toronto is a centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world (Wikipedia).
The Independent News reported that "A white van struck several pedestrians in Toronto and fled the scene, but police found the vehicle and driver several blocks away several minutes later. Ten people have been confirmed dead and 15 others injured.
The driver is alive and in custody. The incident took place around 1:30pm local time on Yonge Street as paramedics are advising people to stay out of the area of Yonge Street near Finch and Sheppard Avenues. Subway service has also been suspended between nearby stations.
Police Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu said authorities do not yet know the cause or reason for the collision and no details about the driver have been released. However, one official told CNN the incident appeared to be "deliberate" and not an accident.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to the incident: “Obviously, we’re just learning of the situation in Toronto. Our hearts go out to anyone affected. We’re going to obviously going to have more to learn, more to say in the coming hours”.
Toronto Mayor John Tory said in a statement his "thoughts are with those affected by this incident and the frontline responders who are working to help those injured."
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Nine dead, 16 injured after van plows into crowd in Toronto
Jonathan RumleyYahoo Canada NewsApril 23, 2018
Police have confirmed nine people are dead and 16 are injured after a van rammed into a crowd of people walking on Yonge Street in north Toronto.
Toronto’s Deputy Police Chief Peter Yuen confirmed the news. Two hotlines have been established: One to help victims’ families and another to assist police in their investigation.
“It is a time to be as calm as we can be in the city,” Toronto Mayor John Tory told reporters.
Tory is urging people to stay away from the area as a “very complicated investigation” is in process.
Toronto Police Services Const. Jennifferjit Sidhu told Yahoo Canada police received a report of a collision at Yonge Street and Finch Avenue just before 1:30 p.m. ET Sidhu confirmed the van has since been located and the driver is in custody. Police are not looking for any other suspects at this time.
Senior members of the federal government have also commented on the incident. Toronto is hosting a meeting with G7 leaders where Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland spoke to the media about the incident.
- PHOTOS: Several pedestrians struck by van in Toronto
- PHOTOS: Van plows down multiple pedestrians in Toronto
“There are obviously casualties in this incident. I cannot provide details at this stage,” Goodale said, confirming that Toronto police is the lead investigative agency in this investigation.
“We cannot come to any firm conclusions at this stage,” Goodale continued. When asked whether the incident was an act of terror, the public safety minister said “it would be inappropriate to speculate.”
However, Goodale said he has no information that would cause him to make any changes to Canada’s National Terrorism Threat Level.
Freeland called the incident a “very sad moment.” Both leaders thanked first responders and law enforcement officials while expressing their sympathies to those affected.
Grateful for the brave and professional response of @TorontoPolice and other first responders to the horrific attack at Yonge and Finch. Canadians are appalled at what happened. The victims and their families have our deepest condolences.
Toronto Fire was the first to tell Yahoo Canada about “numerous” casualties. Stephan Powell, district chief at Toronto Fire, is urging people to stay away from the area near the North York Civic Centre as first responders are working at the scene.
“I think we are all unsettled and deeply disturbed,” Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne told reporters at Queen’s Park in Toronto. “I think its impossible not to be. It’s frightening.”
The premier said now is the time “to rely on people who are trained.”
Photos circulating on social media showed multiple bloodied bodies on the ground. Some of them were covered in orange tarps. A spokeswoman for Toronto Paramedic Services said “all resources” are being used and the public is being asked to stay away from the area.
The Toronto Transit Commission says there is no subway service on Line 1 between Sheppard and Finch stations due to a police investigation. Toronto police also confirmed there are road closures in the area.
The news of the incident was mentioned briefly during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa.
“Our thoughts are with all thosed affected by the terrible incident at Yonge and Finch in Toronto,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter. “Thank you to the first responders working at the scene – we’re monitoring the situation closely.”
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