Toronto cop injured after driver strikes police vehicle

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A Toronto Police officer was injured while investigating a suspected stolen vehicle in the downtown core late Friday night.

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Police said on social media platform X that the officer received an Automated Licence Plate Recognition alert for a stolen vehicle at Bathurst and College Sts. at 10:25 p.m.

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Cops said the suspect vehicle, a white car, struck the police vehicle and sustained front-end damage before fleeing the area.

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The officer suffered a non-life-threatening injury, police said.

The investigation remains ongoing, cops added.

MAN STABBED IN TORONTO’S WEST END

A man in his 20s was transported to hospital following a stabbing in the city’s west end early Saturday morning.

Toronto Police said in a post on X that officers responded at approximately 1:25 a.m. to reports of a stabbing at Keele St. and Rotherham Ave., south of Eglinton Ave. W., in York.

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Officers located the victim with stab wounds, cops said. He was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police said the investigation is ongoing.

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FATAL COLLISION CLOSES EASTBOUND HWY. 401

One person is dead following a collision in the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401 in the city’s west end Saturday morning, Ontario Provincial Police said.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said a male pedestrian was struck by a passing vehicle on the highway around 5 a.m. near Dixon Rd. after he exited his SUV following a collision with a transport truck.

Three people were taken to hospital, Schmidt said.

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The OPP has closed the eastbound express lanes of Hwy. 401 at Dixie Rd. Westbound lanes are unaffected.

Police warned commuters to expect a lengthy closure and to plan alternate routes.

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