Two womenÌýhave been seriously injured after they were struck by the driver of a vehicle outside a Yorkville apartment buildingÌýon Saturday afternoon.Ìý
The two victims were struck nearÌý just before 1:25 p.m., pc28¹ÙÍøpolice said in a .ÌýThe driver remained at the scene, and police cruisers were parked along the street near an apartment building on Avenue Road as the investigation continued Saturday evening.
An 84-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries and a 51-year-old woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries, . Both were taken to Sunnybrook Hospital.
Surveillance video obtained by the Star from Louro and Sons Jewellers, a business across the street from the apartment building, appears to show the incident on the top of the video’s frame.
In the video, a black vehicle pulls up to a driveway, followed by a grey Jeep. A person is seen walking from the right, past the JeepÌýand toward the black vehicle, before moving back toward the Jeep and disappearing from view.
A different person appears to then emerge from the black vehicle before it drives away. The person walks toward the right before appearing to turn around to the place where the first person was seen in front of the Jeep.
While in front of the Jeep, the person appears to crouch down and a few seconds later, the driver of the Jeep runs over them before stopping. Immediately after the incident, a small dog can be seen running from the right, away from the driveway and along a sidewalk.
At the end of the video, the driver of the Jeep can be seen getting out of the vehicle.Ìý
Surveillance footage from a Yorkville jewelry business shows two pedestrians appearing to be struck by a driver at an apartment building driveway.
Louis Louro Jr.Two women had been trying to retrieve the dog from in front of the stopped Jeep when the driver moved forward and ran over both of them, police confirmed.Ìý
Officers did not say if the dog was also injured.Ìý
“It’s absolutely tragic to see that they’re two people who essentially got ran over,” said Louis Louro Jr., owner ofÌýLouro and Sons Jewellers. “The circumstances are tragic and it appears the dog is part of the whole issue. I just hope they pull through.”Ìý
Louro said he and his staff were working in their shop when the collision happened but “didn’t pay attention until the police came in.”Ìý
“It’s kind of stomach-wrenching,” he said of the video, adding that “it really leaves a horrible feeling.”Ìý
Southbound Avenue Road wasÌýclosed south of Tranby Avenue but has reopened, police said.
Clarification — May 5, 2025
AÌýstory in Sunday’s paper about two women run over by a driver in Yorkville includedÌýincorrect details of how the incident unfolded, including that the dog and the second woman involved had exited aÌýcar before being struck.
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