12 injured after Mississauga Transit bus crashes in Etobicoke
Posted January 2, 2024 11:49 am.
Last Updated January 2, 2024 6:52 pm.
A dozen people are injured after a Mississauga Transit bus crashed into a ditch in Etobicoke on Tuesday morning.
Toronto police say the crash occurred at Highway 27 and Dixon Road just after 11 a.m. between the bus and one other vehicle.
Investigators say the bus was travelling southbound on Highway 27 when it crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the other vehicle before ending up in the ditch.
The bus driver was rushed to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle was transported with minor injures.
Ten passengers from the bus were also taken to hospital with minor injuries. Police say there were 14 people on board at the time of the crash.
“It could have been much worse,” says Toronto police Sgt. Murray Campbell.
In a post on social media, Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie thanked the first responders who attended the scene.
“My thoughts and prayers are with all those injured in the accident on Highway 27 involving a MiWay transit bus,” she wrote. “Authorities are actively investigating.”
Highway 27 was closed in both directions between Eglinton and Dixon for the investigation, but reopened shortly before 7 p.m.
The bus has since been removed from the ditch.
