Man dead after crash involving car and TTC bus in Scarborough

Toronto police say a 23-year-old man is dead after a crash between a car and a TTC bus in Scarborough early Sunday.

Police said emergency crews were called to Kingston and Port Union roads at 1:38 a.m. for reports of a collision.

Officers said the man was operating a car travelling west on Kingston Road when there was a crash involving TTC bus travelling north on Port Union Road. Police added that there was a “significant impact and damage.”

“The 23-year-old man entered the intersection on a red traffic signal, and was struck by the northbound TTC bus,” police said.

The driver of the car was unconscious and trapped. He died at the scene.

Officers said the TTC bus was out of service and there weren’t any passengers onboard. The bus driver, a 61-year-old man, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Roads were closed for the investigation.

Toronto police’s Traffic Services unit is now looking into the crash.

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