A man is dead and four others are injured after Toronto police say a vehicle crashed into a building on Christmas Eve.

Police said they responded to reports of a collision in the area of Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West at about 2:28 p.m.

According to police, they had received reports of a vehicle in a building.

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They initially said a pedestrian had been struck and was trapped, with emergency crews on scene working to extract the man.

About an hour after the initial reports, police confirmed that a male pedestrian had been pronounced dead at the scene, while a female pedestrian was brought to hospital on a trauma run. Her condition is not currently known.

A third pedestrian was also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said the driver of the vehicle remained on scene, before they were later taken to hospital along with a passenger for minor injuries.