Toronto Police, today, charged a man with sexual assault and threatening death after allegations of assault were made to police by a Wheel-Trans customer. The driver of the accessible taxi is not an employee of Wheel-Trans or the Toronto Transit Commission. Nevertheless, these allegations are abhorrent and intolerable. The safety and well-being of its customers is paramount at the TTC.

The TTC has contracts with eight accessible taxi companies in Toronto. Approximately 120 accessible taxis provide transportation to people with disabilities. The TTC is co-operating fully with police in their investigation.

The Toronto Transit Commission moves 460 million people every year – about 1.5 million riders every weekday. The TTC is the third largest public transit system in North America servicing some 4.5 million people in the Greater Toronto Area, with a network of subways, streetcars, buses, and a specialized service, Wheel-Trans, for people who require accessible transportation. An arms-length agency of the City of Toronto, the TTC is committed to meeting the growing needs of the region with subway and light rail expansion, carrying an additional 175 million riders by 2021.


Media contact: Brad Ross, Director, Corporate Communications, 416-393-3598, brad.ross@ttc.ca