Driver flees on foot after 8-vehicle collision in North York: police

Toronto police tape is shown in this undated image. PHOTO: THE CANADIAN PRESS.
Toronto police tape is shown in this undated image. PHOTO: THE CANADIAN PRESS.

Authorities are investigating a multi-vehicle collision that happened in North York early Friday evening.

According to the Toronto Police Service, the collision happened near Jane Street and Threthewey Drive just after 6:00 p.m.

Police say eight vehicles were involved in the crash and one of the drivers fled the scene on foot.

A total of four people – a man and a woman in their 50s and a man and a woman in their 30s – were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Roads in the area were closed for more than two hours and reopened just before 8:30 p.m.

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