Four injured in apparent hit-and-run on TMU campus, Toronto police say

By Canadian Press on April 15, 2025.

TORONTO — Four people were injured after a vehicle crashed into multiple people on a pedestrian walkway on Toronto Metropolitan University’s downtown campus, police said.

The vehicle did not remain at the scene of the crash Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Paramedics say two people were sent to hospital, one with minor injuries and the other with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say the crash took place shortly before 2 p.m. on the campus’ Nelson Mandela Walk, a treelined pedestrian walkway beside the university library connecting Gould Street and Gerrard Street.

A safety alert posted by the university advised people to avoid the area.

“There is an active police investigation involving a motor vehicle accident on Nelson Mandela Walk,” the notice said.

The alert says there was no impact to classes or exams and that employees should continue to work as usual.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 15, 2025.

Jordan Omstead and Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press