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1 dead, 5 hurt after vehicle submerges in Torontos Ashbridges Bay [Video]

One person died and five others were hurt after a vehicle submerged in Toronto’s Ashbridges Bay Sunday night, police say.

At roughly 9:30 p.m. Jan. 19, police said officers responded to a call for a marine rescue at Ashbridges Bay Park Road, which is near Lake Shore Boulevard East and Woodbine Road.

Toronto fire, which also attended the scene, told Global News two people were inside the car when it plunged into the water. When firefighters attended, one person was on the vehicle’s roof, while the other was still inside the car.

Both people were rescued, police said, adding a man and woman were taken to hospital. The woman had life-threatening injuries, while the man had non-life-threatening injuries, it added. Police later said the woman, who was the passenger, died in hospital.

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