It was a dangerous 14 hours for pedestrians from about 6 p.m. Wednesday into Thursday morning. Toronto Police said 14 pedestrians were hit by vehicles in that period, including one who died.

On Wednesday night, a 69-year-old woman was struck near College Street and Palmerston Boulevard, west of Bathurst.

Stibbe told CityNews a couple was trying to cross the road, when the woman was hit by a vehicle, knocked into oncoming traffic, and then hit by another.

She was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. Her husband had minor injuries.

Around 6:45 a.m. Thursday, a 55-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle at Erin Mills Parkway and Credit Valley Road.

Then about an hour later, an 18-year-old was hit at The Queensway and Islington Avenue. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 7:45 a.m.

Elsewhere in Toronto, one person was treated for minor injuries after being hit by a vehicle at Bathurst and College streets.

On average, seven pedestrians are hit in a 24-hour period according to Toronto police. This year alone, 35 people died in collisions involving pedestrians and vehicles.

“When you look at each one of these collisions, somebody made a mistake,” said Toronto police Const. Clint Stibbe. “It’s completely preventable.”

The numbers would be significantly reduced if pedestrians took precautions, Stibbe said.

“A little bit of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” he said.

Stibbe added pedestrians can’t be charged for crossing mid-block, unless they interfere with traffic. In those cases, they can be charged with failing to yield to traffic on a through highway.

“If you’re going to do it, do it safely,” he said.

Here are some of his tips.