Toronto Police say the eastbound Gardiner Expressway is still closed on Tuesday morning after an alleged carjacking and police pursuit that saw one suspect jump from the expressway.
However, as of 7:30 a.m., police said the southbound DVP has reopened and the westbound Gardiner Expressway has also reopened.
The closure stemmed from an armed carjacking that occurred at around 11 p.m. Monday at the Shops at Don Mills, police said. The suspects then fled the scene and were pursued by officers south on the DVP.
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Police said the suspect vehicle stopped and the suspect got out and fled on foot, jumping off the Gardiner Expressway and falling onto Lake Shore Boulevard East below near Parliament Street.
Paramedics told Global News they took one person to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Other suspects are believed to have fled in another vehicle, investigators said.
The Special Investigations Unit has been called in to investigate. The SIU is Ontario’s police watchdog and investigates incidents involving police and civilians who are seriously injured.
The SIU said the carjacking involved a Rolls Royce, and a BMW was also involved.
Police had set up a roadblock on the Gardiner Expressway near Spadina Avenue, the SIU said. That is when the driver of the BMW stopped and then fled on foot, falling from the expressway to Lake Shore Boulevard below, the SIU added.
The SIU said the man was arrested.
The southbound DVP and the Gardiner Expressway was closed overnight for several hours for the investigation.
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