Toddler killed by reversing SUV in Etobicoke

A toddler was killed when he was hit by a reversing SUV in Etobicoke on Tuesday.

Toronto Police say the fatality occurred shortly after 5 p.m. at an apartment building near Richview and Scarlett Rds. — northwest of Jane St. and Eglinton Ave. W.

A 25-year-old man, driving a Pontiac Torrent, was parked out front of the building waiting to pick someone up, Det. Brett Moore, of Traffic Services, said Wednesday.

"At the same time, a two-year-old boy and his mother exited the building," he said. "The person the driver was waiting for exited through the same door and got into the waiting vehicle."

Moore said the driver then reversed and struck the toddler who was behind the SUV.

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"The boy was taken to hospital and later succumbed to his injuries," he said.

No charges have been laid at this point.

Investigators are asking anyone with security camera or dash cam footage that might shed light on the fatality to come forward.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call Traffic Services at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

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