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2 people taken to hospital after garbage truck flips in collision with TTC streetcar

Garbage truck flips on its side colliding with streetcar on July 26, 2022. Doug Gamey / Global News

Toronto police say two people were sent to hospital after a garbage truck flipped on its side in a collision with a TTC streetcar.

Emergency crews were called to St. Clair Avenue and Yonge Street at around 7:12 a.m. Tuesday.

Police said a garbage truck driver and a TTC passenger were sent to hospital.

Paramedics said the two patients were transported in non-life threatening condition. A third person was assessed but declined being transported, paramedics said.

Police said the TTC driver requested to be assessed by paramedics but was not taken to hospital.

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It is unclear how the crash happened or how the garbage truck ended up on its side.

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Garbage truck flips on its side colliding with streetcar on July 26, 2022. Doug Gamey / Global News

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