Two people dead after reports of someone being struck by UP Express train in northwest Toronto

Toronto Police are investigating a train incident in northwest Toronto that left two people dead.

Police received initial reports at 10:05 p.m. local time of someone being struck by a train near Weston Road and Eglinton Avenue West.

Police later located two people at the scene who were both pronounced dead.

The official website for Toronto’s UP Express train service says there is currently no service running to or from Pearson International Airport “due to a fatality.”

The UP Express is a 4-stop train service designed to quickly move travellers between Toronto’s Union Station and Pearson International Airport.

The UP Express Weston stop is located slightly northwest of where police say the collision occurred.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Mar. 5, 2024.

The Canadian Press