9 people hurt, 2 critical, after fiery TTC collision in North York

Incident details

The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is investigating a serious collision involving a white BMW—believed to be stolen—and a TTC bus in North York.

• Officers responded to the intersection of Bathurst Street and Wilson Avenue before 2 a.m. ET on Nov. 18.
• Duty Inspector Brian Maslowski told reporters that a black SUV and a white BMW attempted to clear the intersection at a high rate of speed. While the black SUV cleared the intersection, the white BMW didn’t—colliding with a TTC bus and bursting into flames.
• Emergency crews removed four people from the white BMW. Two occupants were rushed to a trauma centre in critical condition.
• The driver of the TTC bus and four passengers suffered minor injuries, including a woman who was ejected from the vehicle.

9 ppl injured when stolen BMW crashes into side of TTC bus at Bathurst/Wilson. 5 ppl on bus(incl driver) have minor injuries. 4 ppl in car hurt incl 2 in life threatening condition.Police say black SUV+stolen BMW were speeding westbound when BMW hit southbound bus.SUV kept going pic.twitter.com/3ZihaLFvu3

— carl hanstke (@carlCityNews) November 18, 2024

Investigation updates

The search continues for the black SUV that didn’t remain at the scene. TPS haven’t laid any charges at this time.

Anyone with information on the incident, including cellphone or dashcam footage, is asked to contact police.

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