Minor injuries to driver as garbage truck crashes into central Ottawa home

Published Oct 05, 2023 • Last updated 4 minutes ago • 1 minute read

An Ottawa Fire Services photo shows the scene after the garbage truck struck the side of the home on Crown Crescent on Thursday. Photo by Scott Stilborn, OFS Fire Photo /X (TWITTER)

A garbage truck driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries after his rig crashed into a house in central Ottawa on Thursday afternoon.

Ottawa Fire Services reported online that it had received a call just after 4:15 p.m. and confirmed that the garbage truck had struck the side of a single-family home in the 0-100 block of Crown Crescent, which is just west of the Central Experimental Farm.

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Fire crews confirmed damage to the windows and siding of the home, but the structural collapse team began shoring the home to reinforce the wall where multiple studs had been knocked off. There was no damage to gas or electrical service, the fire service post added.

The residents of the home were not there at the time of the crash.

A spokesperson for the Ottawa Paramedic Service said the truck driver was listed in stable condition at the time of transport to hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening.

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