A woman in her 70s has died after being struck by a driver in Scarborough, said Toronto police. Officers were called to the scene around 8:22 a.m. Thursday after a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle near Homestead Road and Coronation Drive, said Toronto police on social media. The woman was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced dead, they said.
A 32-year-old man was killed in a car crash on the M4 on Sunday morning, resulting in part of the motorway being closed all day. The man was driving in a black Mercedes when his vehicle came off the road on the slip-road to Leigh Delamere services at approximately 2am on Sunday morning. Another man who was travelling in the vehicle is being treated for serious injuries in the hospital. The sad accident occurred between junctions 17 and 18 of the M4 (Ben Birchall/PA)
The victim of Tuesday's trench collapse in South Yarmouth has been identified. Miguel Reis, 61, of Fall River, died inside the trench, according to the Town of Yarmouth. Two other workers were injured in the collapse at 152 South Shore Drive near the Skipper Chowder House. One of the injured workers is currently receiving care at Rhode Island Hospital after being airlifted there, according to the town's statement.
Gardaí and emergency services are currently at North Strand Road, Dublin 1, following the discovery of a suspicious device. The services of the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit were requested and they are currently conducting an examination of the scene, a garda spokesperson said. The road is currently closed from the 5 Lamps Junction to the North Strand Road (Newcomen) Bridge.
At least 57 people were injured by a gas tanker truck explosion along a highway in Mexico City. The vehicle blew up on Wednesday under a highway overpass in the populous Iztapalapa district in the southeast of Mexico's capital. The explosion sent flames and smoke billowing over the area, causing widespread damage and burning numerous other vehicles. More than a dozen other vehicles were burned in the explosionImage: Valentina Alpide/AFP
