At least 10 dead, 15 injured, including three S. Koreans after van hits pedestrians in north Toronto
- 6 years ago
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Now the latest on the van-ramming incident in Toronto.
The death toll now stands at at least 10... with 15 injured.
The South Korean government has now confirmed that two of the dead are South Korean nationals.
The suspect is in custody and authorities are trying to determine a motive.
Lee Ji-won has more.
The incident occurred at about 1:30 Monday afternoon, local time, in the North York area at the intersection of Yonge(Young) Street and Finch Avenue.
The driver of the white rental van is said to have jumped the curb, striking a number of pedestrians.
These witnesses described the chaos that unfolded in front of them.
"He just went on the sidewalk he just started hitting everybody man. He hit every single person on the sidewalk, anybody in his way he hit, the bus stop, everything shattered.
"....And there were four bodies on the ground. Police and the ambulance hadn't arrived yet but people were trying to revive them, obviously to no avail....But by the time the police and paramedics got there, they, they tried again and didn't work and so they covered the bodies, put them in body bags and taken them away... "
Among the more than a dozen injured... are three South Korean nationals.
Seoul's foreign ministry says that as of Tuesday afternoon, Korea time, one is seriously injured and the other two are still being monitored.
There has been much concern about the safety of South Korean nationals as the incident occurred in Toronto's downtown where the city's Korea town is located.
The suspect fled the scene... but was arrested after a tense standoff with police several blocks away.
He is now in custody and being investigated, but details of the probe are still scarce.
According to U.S. media, he has been identified as 25-year-old Alek Minassian, a college student,... who, unlike previous reports, was not known to the authorities.
Police believe he acted deliberately and they are trying to determine his motive, but they add that the incident doesn't currently appear to be related to terror.
The incident also occurred as foreign ministers of the G7 leading industrialized nations were holding meetings in the city center.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted from Ottawa expressing his condolensces to those affected.
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.
Now the latest on the van-ramming incident in Toronto.
The death toll now stands at at least 10... with 15 injured.
The South Korean government has now confirmed that two of the dead are South Korean nationals.
The suspect is in custody and authorities are trying to determine a motive.
Lee Ji-won has more.
The incident occurred at about 1:30 Monday afternoon, local time, in the North York area at the intersection of Yonge(Young) Street and Finch Avenue.
The driver of the white rental van is said to have jumped the curb, striking a number of pedestrians.
These witnesses described the chaos that unfolded in front of them.
"He just went on the sidewalk he just started hitting everybody man. He hit every single person on the sidewalk, anybody in his way he hit, the bus stop, everything shattered.
"....And there were four bodies on the ground. Police and the ambulance hadn't arrived yet but people were trying to revive them, obviously to no avail....But by the time the police and paramedics got there, they, they tried again and didn't work and so they covered the bodies, put them in body bags and taken them away... "
Among the more than a dozen injured... are three South Korean nationals.
Seoul's foreign ministry says that as of Tuesday afternoon, Korea time, one is seriously injured and the other two are still being monitored.
There has been much concern about the safety of South Korean nationals as the incident occurred in Toronto's downtown where the city's Korea town is located.
The suspect fled the scene... but was arrested after a tense standoff with police several blocks away.
He is now in custody and being investigated, but details of the probe are still scarce.
According to U.S. media, he has been identified as 25-year-old Alek Minassian, a college student,... who, unlike previous reports, was not known to the authorities.
Police believe he acted deliberately and they are trying to determine his motive, but they add that the incident doesn't currently appear to be related to terror.
The incident also occurred as foreign ministers of the G7 leading industrialized nations were holding meetings in the city center.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted from Ottawa expressing his condolensces to those affected.
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.