A young woman died and three people were sent to hospital after a GO Transit bus rolled over on Highway 407 near Weston Road just north of Toronto on Wednesday night.
The single-vehicle crash happened at about 10 p.m. ET when the bus hit a guard rail then rolled onto its passenger side.
The bus came to a stop in a grassy area between the Highway 407 and a ramp for Highway 400.
"A portion of that guard rail actually entered the compartment inside the bus," Ontario Provincial Police Staff Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told CBC News. "And some of the guard rail went off to the side."
The bus was travelling east on GO route 47 from Hamilton to York University. The provincially owned GO Transit operates bus and train commuter service between Toronto and its surrounding suburbs and cities.
Six people were aboard, including the driver.
Three people were taken to hospital and treated for injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Among them is the driver, a 66-year-old Hamilton man. Two other passengers were not hurt.
The OPP, in co-operation from Metrolinx — the agency responsible for GO Transit — will investigate what caused the bus to veer off the highway.
Authorities initially believed that a male passenger died at the scene, but hours later after the bus was lifted, it was revealed that the person was a young woman. Police say she was thrown from the bus during the crash and pinned beneath it.
No information was immediately available about the ages of the injured, or the age and identity of the deceased.
Police say they don't yet know what may have caused the bus to crash.
Metrolinx said the driver is an experienced operator who is co-operating with the investigation. They also say there was no apparent medical condition that may have led to the rollover.
Police believe the bus was the only vehicle involved in the crash.
The eastbound Highway 407 ramp to Highway 400 was closed while police investigated the crash overnight. Just after 6:15 a.m. ET Thursday, the OPP announced it had reopened.
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