5, including 2 children, taken to hospital after Walkley Rd. crash

Five people were taken to hospital after a serious two-vehicle crash in Ottawa’s east end Tuesday afternoon.

In a news release, the Ottawa Fire Services say they received a call from police reporting a crash at Walkley and Lancaster roads, just west of Highway 417, at approximately 2:57 p.m.

Firefighters at the scene found a driver was trapped inside their vehicle and had to stabilize the vehicle to extricate them.

Using specialized tools, the driver was pulled from the vehicle is about three minutes.

Ottawa paramedics say two children were transported to hospital with minor injuries. Two adults were taken to hospital in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.

Another adult was taken to hospital in stable condition with minor injuries.

The ages and genders of the individuals was not immediately available.

Firefighters disconnected the car batteries prior to clearing the scene, Ottawa fire says

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