Woman dies after being pinned under Toronto transit bus: police

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Toronto police say a woman has died after she was pinned under a transit bus in the city's west end. 

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Toronto police say a woman has died after she was pinned under a transit bus in the city’s west end. 

Police say the collision happened this afternoon outside the Royal York subway station near Royal York Road and Bloor Street West. 

They say paramedics tried to help but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. 

A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Toronto Transit Commission CEO Mandeep S. Lali says the transit agency is “heartbroken” to learn of the death. 

The TTC is offering condolences to the woman’s family. 

Lali says the TTC is working closely with police as they investigate the incident. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2025.

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