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2 injured, 1 critically, after crash in Toronto’s west end

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Two people have been hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Toronto’s west end early Sunday.

Emergency crews were called to the area of Martin Grove and Porterfield roads, north of Rexdale Boulevard, just before 6:30 a.m.

A Toronto Paramedic Services spokesperson told The Leader Spirit 680 a man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries while a second person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

The circumstances leading up to the collision weren’t immediately clear as of Sunday morning.

Toronto police officers shut down Martin Grove Road between Porterfield Road and Jeffcoat Drive in order to gather evidence.

The TTC’s 46 Martin Grove buses were diverting on Westhumber Boulevard, Kipling Avenue and Racine Road as a result of the closure.