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Police Likely to Charge TTC Bus Driver Involved in Fatal Crash

The TTC employee driving the bus that collided with a crane on Lawrence Avenue East near the DVP yesterday afternoon will likely face charges related to the incident, 680 News is reporting. The crash killed a woman in her 40s and injured as many as 13 passengers. It’s not yet known what charges the police [...]

Serious TTC Bus Crash on Lawrence Avenue East

One person has died and as many as 11 are injured after a collision between a TTC bus and a construction vehicle near Lawrence Avenue East and the Don Valley Parkway, according to early reports. CP24 says that the bus drove into the back of a crane at 2:45 p.m. at Railside Road, just east [...]

Historicist: Head-On Calamity

Every Saturday at noon, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Derek Boles noted in Toronto’s Railway Heritage (Arcadia Publishing, 2009) that the accident occurred a mile west of the Sunnyside level crossing, seen here in 1907. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds [...]

Haydain Neale Making Progress After August Crash

Haydain Neale has been making slow, but steady progress following his devastating vehicle accident back in August, according to music insider Larry LeBlanc. The musician and lead singer of Toronto-based jacksoul suffered serious brain injuries after a car made an unsafe turn and collided with Neale’s Vespa scooter at Eglinton Avenue and Kennedy Road. The [...]

jacksoul Singer In Critical Condition Following Crash

Haydain Neale, 36-year-old singer of Toronto-based band jacksoul, is in hospital in critical condition following a vehicle accident on Friday evening at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Kennedy Road [map]. The performer’s injuries are serious, but he remains stable. His family has requested that details of his injuries and the hospital he has been [...]