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Organizers of the Caribbean Carnival offered their condolences to family and friends of Rueshad Grant, an 18-year-old Mississauga man who died after he fell off a carnival float and then was hit by the float Saturday evening.
The carnival organizers released a statement Sunday on behalf of the organizers, volunteers and revellers.
“We are deeply saddened by this loss,” said Denise Herrera-Jackson, CEO of the management committee for the festival, known widely — if only unofficially — as Caribana. “The Toronto police are conducting a full and thorough investigation and we will assist them in any way we can.”
Scotiabank also released a statement of sympathy on behalf of the bank and its employees.
Paramedics said the incident happened just before 9 p.m. in the Lake Shore Blvd. W. and Dowling Ave. area. The teen was rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries and later died.
A YouTube video appears to show the aftermath of the incident, with dozens still riding on a tractor-trailer struggling to get through a crowd.
The Grand Parade ended at 6 p.m. but by 11 p.m., parade paraphernalia still littered Lake Shore Blvd. and trucks were pulled to the side of the street awaiting the end of the police investigation.
The carnival organizers released a statement Sunday on behalf of the organizers, volunteers and revellers.
“We are deeply saddened by this loss,” said Denise Herrera-Jackson, CEO of the management committee for the festival, known widely — if only unofficially — as Caribana. “The Toronto police are conducting a full and thorough investigation and we will assist them in any way we can.”
Scotiabank also released a statement of sympathy on behalf of the bank and its employees.
Paramedics said the incident happened just before 9 p.m. in the Lake Shore Blvd. W. and Dowling Ave. area. The teen was rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries and later died.
A YouTube video appears to show the aftermath of the incident, with dozens still riding on a tractor-trailer struggling to get through a crowd.
The Grand Parade ended at 6 p.m. but by 11 p.m., parade paraphernalia still littered Lake Shore Blvd. and trucks were pulled to the side of the street awaiting the end of the police investigation.