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Woman in 70s dead after serious crash near Woodbine Racetrack, police say

A woman in her 70s is dead and an elderly man was rushed to hospital after a serious crash in the city's northwest end.

Emergency crews were called to the Rexdale Boulevard and Queens Plate Drive area just before 6:45 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a two-car collision.

They arrived to find one vehicle flipped over and another damaged and on the curb, with debris strewn across the roadway. A third vehicle was also involved after it was struck by the debris, Sgt. Brett Moore told CBC News.

Paramedics said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The man is in serious condition, and one other person was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Roads in the area are expected to be closed for several hours while the Toronto police collision reconstruction unit investigates.

Jeremy Cohn/CBC
Jeremy Cohn/CBC