Toronto police received a call just before 7 a.m. that an SUV had hit a westbound 504 King streetcar at University Ave., causing it to derail, Const. A streetcar derailment caused by a collision with a ride-share vehicle closed a key downtown intersection and disrupted transit on the city’s busy King St. transit route for hours Monday morning. “Safety is fundamental to Lyft and our thoughts are with all those involved in this unfortunate accident. Heavy equipment was brought in to return the streetcar to its tracks and clear the intersection, police said. Tom Yun is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto.

Source: thestar June 10, 2019 13:53 UTC