A driver is under arrest after he allegedly sped away from police and caused an eight-vehicle crash downtown on Wednesday night.

It happened at the intersection of Lake Shore Boulevard West and Bathurst Street.

Officers said they were trying to stop a speeding car, when the driver fled and hit a light post, bringing it down. Seven other vehicles, including a UPS truck, got caught up in the crash.

One of the drivers, whose car was clipped as he was waiting at the intersection for the light to change, said police surrounded the suspect’s car within seconds.

“Their guns were drawn right away, maybe 20 seconds after it happened,” he said.

“I can walk, which I’m thankful for, and I can talk. I just feel a bit shaken up.”

The suspect, a man in his 20s, was arrested and taken away in an ambulance.

No one was seriously hurt.

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