TORONTO – The Toronto Transit Commission is under fire yet again following revelations of two new separate bus-related incidents this week.
An investigation is underway after a TTC bus struck and killed a dog in the Leaside area of Toronto on Monday.
The TTC says the bus involved has not yet been identified and the driver may not have known the animal was hit.
Meanwhile, the TTC is conducting another investigation after a driver allegedly refused to allow passengers on or off a west-end bus Tuesday evening.
Passenger Teena Le posted a video of a verbal altercation on Facebook between another commuter and the driver.
Le alleges the driver decided to turn the 59 Maple Leaf bus, which travels on Lawrence Street West to Benton Street, to an Express bus.
Service stops eventually continued following the argument.
On the same Tuesday evening, a driverless bus collided with a parked truck at Bathurst Station.
Officials say the bus was “left unsecured,” rolled away and made contact with a TTC fleet truck.
“Unfortunately it doesn’t appear that the proper braking procedures were applied,” TTC spokesperson Brad Ross said. “The bus was in neutral.”
No one was on the bus during the time of the incident and both vehicles sustained minor damages.
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