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Teen charged for setting off fireworks on crowded bus in Toronto: police

Authorities say the bus was at full capacity at the time, but there were no injuries

TTC bus
A TTC bus sits at the Merrian Rd. stop on Kennedy Rd. blocks south of Eglinton Ave. E. Photo by Jack Boland/Postmedia

TORONTO — A teenage girl has been charged after police say a firework was set off on a public bus in Toronto this week.

National Post

Toronto police say the incident took place Tuesday on a TTC bus in the Kingston Road and Guildwood Parkway area.

Authorities say the bus was at full capacity at the time, but there were no injuries.

A 14-year-old girl is scheduled to appear in court in July on a charge of mischief endangering life.

The Toronto Transit Commission says it has launched an investigation into several incidents of fireworks being set off on its buses.

A video posted online appears to show a teenage boy lighting what looks like a blue and yellow firework with a lighter inside a packed bus, with passengers screaming as they protect their heads and duck for cover.

— This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 31, 2023.

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