No injuries but townhouse in Uplands area deemed unlivable after car crashes into rear

Published Sep 15, 2023 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 1 minute read

A car crashed into the rear of a home in Ottawa’s south end Friday,. There were no injuries, but fire service specialists say the structure was destablized and not livable. Photo by Ottawa Fire Services

Five people escaped injury Friday morning after a car crashed through a fence and into the rear of a townhouse in the 2000 block of Cotters Crescent in the Uplands area.

The vehicle was on Uplands Drive just before the collision occurred at about 6:45 a.m., Ottawa Fire Services said in a release on social media.

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Firefighters arrived about four minutes after the call and confirmed the structural integrity of the home had been compromised.

The service’s structural collapse team was dispatched to the scene and began shoring up the home.

The residence was deemed unlivable and city experts were called to examine the structure and determine next steps.

The five occupants inside at the time were uninjured and five cats had to be removed from the site.

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At approx. 06:54 this morning, a vehicle was driven through a fence into the backyard of a home and into the home itself in the 2000 block of Cotters Cres. The vehicle was on Uplands Dr right before the collision took place. Firefighters arrived in 4min & de-energized the… pic.twitter.com/IN8g698hwm

— Ottawa Fire Services (@OttFire) September 15, 2023