The City of Toronto is arguing that a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after being crushed by another man who fell from the Leaside Bridge last year should be dismissed.

In a statement of defence filed at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice last month, the city denies all claims in the lawsuit brought by the family of 76-year-old Harold Lusthouse and denies any liability in his death.

According to the family, Lusthouse was a passenger in a moving car on June 16, 2024, when a man fell or jumped from the bridge toward the Don Valley Parkway and landed on the car, fatally injuring Lusthouse. Lusthouse died in hospital days after the incident.

The family, which is seeking $1.7 million and potential future legal costs, is suing the city for the lack of suicide barriers on the

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