Person seriously injured in south Ottawa crash

A serious crash on Bank Street in Ottawa on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Andrew Adlington/CTV News Ottawa)

One person was seriously injured after a single-vehicle collision in Ottawa’s south end on Saturday morning.

Ottawa paramedics say they responded to the crash on Bank Street near the intersection of Walkley Road at approximately 11:45 a.m.

The person taken to hospital in stable condition, paramedics say. Police say the injuries were considered life-threatening but later downgraded to serious injuries.

“It will take crews up to 10 hours to repair a hydro pole that was damaged in the collision, which will affect traffic in the area,” police said in an email.

Hydro Ottawa has not reported any power outages.

Ottawa police have closed the northbound lanes of Bank Street between Walkley Road and Alta Vista Drive. There will be lane reductions with hydro crews on scene.

Police are asking the public to avoid the area.

Two injured in Hwy. 417 crash, driver charged

Two people were taken to hospital after a rollover on the Queensway early Saturday afternoon, according to paramedics.

Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a two-vehicle collision near Metcalfe Street shortly after 1 p.m.

Police say a merging vehicle struck a westbound moving car, causing it to flip onto its side.

Two people inside the car were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, paramedics say.

The other driver was charged with “unsafe move,” resulting in a $110 fine and two demerit points upon conviction.

Traffic was backed up on the highway for about an hour.

The area has since been cleared.