Someone was struck by a GO Train in King City north of Vaughan this morning, and Metrolinx says the person has died as a result of their injuries.
At around 11:10 a.m., on Tuesday, February 8, a spokesperson for Metrolinx said they received a report that one of their GO trains with 32 people on board hit somebody north of King City GO station.
The Go Transit Twitter account Barrie Train first tweeted about the incident at 11:15 a.m. and has been providing updates about the investigation to its followers.
York Regional Police media relations officer, Const. Maniva Armstrong, told Narcity that the train hit a pedestrian "under a possible bridge" northwest of Keele Street and King Road.
Armstrong said the victim had severe head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene.
"GO Train service will run from Union and Maple and passengers will be shuttled by bus between Maple and Aurora," the Metrolinx spokesperson said.
Currently, there is no ETA at this time for when full service will resume as trains will not be able to run through until they are given permission to do so.
Commuters can expect to be hit with major delays, and there could also be possible service cancellations, too.
Metrolinx officers, YRP, and King Fire are currently investigating the fatal accident, and according to Metrolinx, a coroner is on the way.
