A TTC bus was struck by a garbage truck near Eglinton Avenue East and Mt Pleasant road on Thursday.

Police responded to a call at 11:38 a.m. and said the collision caused damage to the exit doors of the TTC bus.

The bus was traveling westbound on Eglinton Avenue when the garbage truck was reversing out of Brownlow Avenue.

Crews were on scene to cut open the doors.

Police said a man was bleeding from his mouth and a child fell out of his stroller while on the bus.