Manoranjana Kanagasabapathy was killed yesterday in a crash involving a commuter bus and truck. (Photo Karainagar Hindu College Old Students Association – Canada)
A 52 year-old mother of two was killed yesterday when the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus she was boarding was hit head-on by a truck in Scarborough. Relatives told local media Manoranjana Kanagasabapathy was traveling to work at a bank after attending a Hindu temple on Tuesday morning.
“The truck crossed into the westbound lanes, mounted the curb, struck a hydro pole, struck the right-front corner of the bus, where a 52-year-old woman was boarding, and struck a 43-year-old woman who had exited the bus,” police said. The 43 year-old woman is still fighting for her life in hospital, 11 others were hurt. Hydro electricity in the area was cut 5,000 customers temporarily as the impact of the crash knocked out a hydro pole.
Scene of the crash. (CBC Photo)
Witnesses to the deadly crash claim the truck’s driver was talking on a cell phone prior to the impact.
Kanagasabapathy migrated from Sri Lanka 20 years ago, her school alumni Karainagar Hindu College Old Students Association – Canada posted a photograph with the tragic news. She leaves behind her son, daughter and husband.
