Ice has brought down a tree on Millwood Rd. near Hanna Rd. blocking the street, on this treacherous Tuesday night. There are numerous reports from the Twitter account of TPS Operations of ice falling from buildings downtown. At Church and Bloor Sts. a pedestrian has been hit by ice and Bay Street has been closed between Elm and Gerrard because of ice falling onto vehicles. No one is hurt there. At Kingston Rd and Cornell Ave. a transformer has exploded leaving wires hanging..sparking. Hydro is on the scene. Ice is said to be delaying streetcars on Queen Street. TPS Operations
Collision: Mortimer/ Broadview.. Ped struck. Woman w serious injs takn to hosp. Mortimer now closd frm Broadview to Jackman Av. #239280 ^adc
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) February 8, 2017
A special weather statement is saying ice accretion of 4 to 8 mm on wires and tree branches has been reported in some places. Freezing rain will continue before changing to rain this evening. The temperature 1 celsius in most of Toronto.
