A man was rushed to hospital after his electric scooter collided with a vehicle in downtown Toronto

A man was rushed to hospital on Friday night with life-threatening injuries after his electric scooter collided with a vehicle in the city centre.

Toronto police tweeted that they were initially called to University Avenue and Elm Street, a block south of Gerrard Street West, for reports of a bicyclist “hit by a driver.”

Const. Alex Lee, a police spokesman, later told CBC News that several people called shortly after 6:30 p.m. to say a pedestrian had been hit.

But officers then found a man with injuries riding an e-scooter, Li said.

Paramedics took the man to hospital.

The driver stayed put.

Police say University Avenue is closed southbound to Gerrard Street West while they investigate.

COLLISIONS:
University Av & Elm St
– reports of a bicyclist hit by a driver
– police o/s
– officers found a man with injuries, the man was on a scooter
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ROAD CLOSURES: S/B University is closed in Gerrard# GO1353254
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