Car and transit bus crash into hydro poles in separate collisions across Toronto
Posted January 23, 2024 7:35 pm.
Last Updated January 23, 2024 10:52 pm.
Motorists were forced to navigate challenging conditions due to a wintry mix of snow and rain that hit Toronto on Tuesday as police responded to separate collisions that involved hydro poles being knocked down.
Authorities first responded to a crash on Tuesday evening on North Edgerly Avenue near Danforth Road in Scarborough.
Photos from the scene show a badly damaged vehicle and a hydro pole hanging by its wires.
Danforth Road was closed from Birchmount to North Woodrow Boulevard for the investigation.
Toronto police responded to a separate collision just before 8:30 p.m. involving a Mississauga MiWay transit bus in the Disco Road area near Hwy. 427.
Officers said the bus driver crashed into a hydro pole without any passengers on board. The MiWay driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, and Alectra Utilities was notified.
Peel Regional Police, meanwhile, warned motorists of the inclement weather and urged everyone to drive appropriately based on the conditions.
“Maintain a good distance between you and the car ahead of you,” a spokesperson wrote on X.
Toronto and much of the GTA were under a winter travel advisory on Tuesday as local snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 8 cm by the evening. That weather alert was lifted by 7 p.m.
Snow isn’t expected to be a factor in the next 48 hours as temperatures gradually rise and tons of rain hit the city and the surrounding GTA, with approximately 25 mm expected by the end of the day on Thursday.
