The Special Investigations Unit says it is probing Peel Regional Police after an 18-year-old man driving a suspected stolen vehicle crashed into a Mississauga transit bus when attempting to flee police.
The crash happened at around 4:30 a.m. Monday near Dixie and Burnhamthorpe roads, the SIU said.
The province’s police watchdog said the driver fled from a cruiser after the officer tried to stop the vehicle, “which was believed to be stolen.”
The SIU said the vehicle and a city bus then crashed into each other. Images from the scene show vehicle debris all across the intersection.
Paramedics told Global News a man was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries.
MiWay confirmed one of its buses was involved in the collision but that no passengers were on the bus “as it was just beginning its route.” The driver of the bus was not injured, MiWay said.
“Safety of passengers and road users is of the highest importance to the City of Mississauga and MiWay,” the statement read. “MiWay will cooperate fully with the Peel Regional Police investigation and will also conduct its own investigation into the collision.”
The roads were closed for the investigation.