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A piece of a billboard hit a man today, seriously injuring him as he walked through the Dundas Square area today. Here’s what CP24<\/a> is reporting:<\/p>\n

One minute, he was walking near the Eaton Centre. The next, he was in an ambulance racing to hospital for emergency treatment. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A man was seriously hurt around 2:30pm Wednesday afternoon, after parts of a billboard crashed down and hit him near Yonge and Dundas Square.<\/em><\/p>\n

Police report at least two others were slightly injured in the mishap, but only the male in his 20s was taken to hospital.<\/em><\/p>\n

His condition isn’t believed to be life threatening, but witnesses say he was bleeding profusely at the scene from what one officer calls \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a nasty gash to his head\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/em><\/p>\n

Officials believe the gusty winds buffeting the city may have contributed to the marker coming down. It was at least 18 storeys high.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Apparently the high winds were responsible for pulling the sign apart at the Dundas entrance to the Eaton Centre,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d confirms Staff Sgt. Edward Tymburski. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And it apparently flew off the sign board and fell on to the street striking people.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

The pieces were part of a billboard made of metal that came off the building above the H&M store. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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