A 58-year-old driver of a Toronto EMS supply truck is in hospital after the vehicle collided into a hydro pole in the city’s west-end late Thursday evening.
The crash happened around 11 p.m. on Weston Road near Sheppard Avenue and caused a power outage in the area.
Toronto police said no patients were in the ambulance at the time of the collision.
Toronto EMS said the driver suffered minor injuries.
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Toronto Hydro said that 5,000 customers were initially without power but service was restored to about 3,000 customers in under an hour. The remaining 2000 were restored before 4 a.m.
The area near Weston Road and Bradstock Road was closed to traffic as crews attempted to restore the power and clear the debris.
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