2 pedestrians dead after car crashes into pole in Toronto

Toronto paramedics say two pedestrians are dead and three people are injured after a vehicle crashed into a pole in Scarborough this afternoon.

They say a man and a woman in their 60s were fatally struck.

Police say the vehicle also hit a pole and knocked it down.

Paramedics say a six-year-old child and two women in their 60s were in the vehicle.

First responders say their injuries are minor, but the vehicle is so damaged that they were taken to a hospital as a precaution.

Police say roads are blocked near Birchmount Road and Lawrence Avenue East and are asking drivers to take other routes.