Police investigating a hit-and-run at Evans Avenue and Royal York Road that left a man fighting for his life. Photo CP24.
A 29-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was critically injured in a violent hit and run near Evans Avenue and the Royal York Road area.
Police and emergency services responded to a personal injury collision on April 27 about 2:30 a.m. in which a vehicle travelling northbound on Royal York hit a pedestrian near the intersection.
The pedestrian was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police said the vehicle did not stop and was last seen travelling westbound on Evans. There is no description available for the vehicle at this time.
Anyone with video footage of the area or incident is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.
It was a busy shift for officers at 22 Division with one man being stabbed to death.
Seven hours later and a few blocks away, a man was pronounced dead after being stabbed at Royal York Road and The Queensway, near a popular ice cream store.
Police said they responded to the incident at 9:20 a.m. on Sunday where they found a male victim with fatal stab wounds.
That investigation is being investigated by the force’s Homicide Squad that has been canvassing the scene and retrieving security footage.
Both suspects are still at large.