Man struck by flying gas hose at Etobicoke gas station suffers life-threatening injuries

The incident happened when the driver of another car pulled away with the nozzle still attached to his gas tank.

A man suffered critical injuries on Monday night after police say he was struck by a gas pump hose that came loose when a driver attempted to pull away from an Etobicoke gas station with the nozzle still attached to his car.

The incident occurred at around 5:30 p.m. at a gas station near Burnhamthorpe and The West Mall.

Police say a 63-year-old man was exiting a gas station kiosk when a 26-year-old male driver tried to leave the station with the gas pump nozzle still attached to his 2003, silver Mercedes-Benz E500.

“When the gentleman driving his vehicle drove away, the gas hose ripped from the pump and unfortunately struck the man in his 60s, causing him to fall,” Const. Ashley Visser told reporters on Tuesday morning.

“This fall resulted in life-threatening injuries.”

Police said the driver of the Mercedes, Ayub Bsis, of Toronto, returned to the scene, and was arrested and charged with dangerous operation causing bodily harm and careless driving causing bodily harm.