Toronto police allege 57-year-old man pushed another man to his death

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He says investigators have reviewed surveillance video from the Yonge-Bloor subway station, which connects the city’s two primary transit lines.

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He says it shows the two men on the platform as an eastbound train is entering the station. They then have an “interaction,” and one of them is pushed and falls under the train.

“The push happened very quickly, and there was none to very limited interaction between our deceased and our accused,” North said, adding that the video is very clear.

North did not give reasons, but said investigators believe first-degree murder was the “most appropriate” charge.

Toronto Transit Commission spokesman Brad Ross said intentional deaths on the subway system are extremely rare, adding the last case took place in 1997 when someone was deliberately pushed onto the tracks.

The TTC will work to ensure the driver of the train receives any help that may be necessary, he said.

Ross said the Yonge portion of the station, which serves as the centre point of the city’s east-west transit line, will remain closed while police continue their investigation.

The Canadian Press