9 folks have been taken to hospital, together with two with life-threatening accidents, after a stolen BMW collided with a TTC bus in North York early Monday morning, Toronto police stated.
The incident occurred round 1:50 a.m. close to Bathurst Avenue and Wilson Avenue.
Two autos, a white BMW and a black SUV, have been travelling at a really excessive charge of pace westbound on Wilson Ave., obligation senior officer Brian Maslowski stated on Monday morning.
As they approached the intersection at Bathurst Avenue, the black SUV made it by, however the BMW collided with the driving force’s facet of a TTC bus that was travelling southbound.
The BMW struck the bus so forcefully that the bus spun round to face northbound, Maslowski stated.
Responsibility senior officer Brian Maslowski stated a white BMW and a black SUV have been travelling at a really excessive charge of pace earlier than the collision occurred. (Paul Smith/CBC)
4 folks have been within the BMW, together with the 2 who sustained life-threatening accidents.
5 folks have been on the bus, together with the driving force, and have been taken to hospital with minor accidents, Maslowski stated.
One particular person, a feminine, was ejected from the bus, he stated.
BMW was on hearth when officers arrived: police
When officers arrived on scene, the BMW was on hearth, Maslowksi stated. They put out the hearth and extricated two of the occupants. Toronto Fireplace extricated the opposite two occupants.
“Its a horrific scene, fairly frankly,” he stated.
Anybody who noticed the BMW and black SUV travelling within the space on the time of the crash are requested to contact investigators.
Police have no idea the make or mannequin of the black SUV.
Bathurst Avenue and Wilson Avenue will probably be closed for a number of hours as police examine.
Bus routes within the space will probably be diverted, the TTC stated in a publish on X.
“Security of our clients and staff is all the time our paramount concern and, as all the time, we’re helping [Toronto police] of their investigation,” officers stated.
