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Truck driver dead after crash with transit bus in Toronto

A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Toronto police say a driver is dead after his truck collided with a TTC bus in the city's east end Tuesday evening. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby. SC?jjf

Toronto police say a driver is dead after his truck collided with a TTC bus in the city’s east end Tuesday evening.

Officers and paramedics responded just after 6 p.m. to reports of a two-vehicle collision involving a truck and a TTC bus near the intersection of Meadowvale Rd. and Sheppard Ave. E.

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They were informed that the driver of the truck might have been ejected.

Police say the driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene and there were no reports of anyone else hurt.

The incident forced several road closures in the area.

Police say the investigation is ongoing and they are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact traffic services.

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