Vehicle strikes retaining wall at Ottawa Hospital Riverside Campus

The damaged retaining wall at the Ottawa Hospital Riverside Campus after being struck by a vehicle on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa)

An elderly man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after his vehicle crashed into a retaining wall outside of the Ottawa Hospital Riverside Campus.

Emergency crews responded to a call for a vehicle striking a building at the Riverside Campus in the 1900 block of Riverside Drive at 7:35 a.m. The Ottawa Hospital said a vehicle struck a retaining wall in the parking lot.

The Ottawa Police Service said a caller reported a car had driven “into possibly a retaining wall” in the parking lot outside of the hospital.

An Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesperson said paramedics treated a man at the scene, and he was transported to hospital in stable condition.

The hospital says there will be no impact on operations at the Riverside Campus.

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