Truck runs over Toronto pedestrians, at least 10 hurt: Reports

Montreal: A van ran over pedestrians in central Toronto on Monady, injuring as many as 10 people, police said.

"Update - unknown of extent of injuries, possible 8 - 10 pedestrians struck," Toronto police wrote on Twitter.

A subsequent tweet said it was "too early to confirm the number of pedestrians struck or their injuries." Officers were called to the scene at 1:27 pm (local time), police said, without specifying whether or not the incident was deliberate.

According to local media, at least four people were killed in the incident and the vehicle had fled the scene.