Pedestrian walked into path of Spadina streetcar, police find

by The Bulldog • April 18, 2017

Police working on the fatal accident Friday in which a streetcar struck a man on Spadina Avenue at Sullivan Street say the pedestrian walked around a safety barrier and into the path of the tram. They have no explanation for this.

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