Truck drives into ditch after striking utility pole on Bayview: police


Emergency crews were called to the area of Bayview Avenue and Rosedale Valley Road Sunday afternoon after a pickup truck crashed into a ditch.

Police say the truck hit a utility pole shortly before 2:30 p.m. before veering off the road.

The pole was knocked down and was briefly blocking a southbound lane on Bayview Avenue until it was removed by first responders.

Truck drives into ditch after striking utility pole on Bayview: police
Photo shows a utility pole that was knocked down after a collision on Bayview Avenue. (CityNews/Adrian Golombek)
Photo shows emergency crews at the scene of a collision on Bayview Avenue. (CityNews/Adrian Golombek)

Authorities say the driver — a man in his 20s — was transported to a trauma centre by paramedics with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

No other details were immediately available.