‘This head’s like limestone’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford unhurt after vehicle crash

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he was not injured when his car was concerned in a collision on Freeway 401 after leaving an occasion earlier on Wednesday.

Ford mentioned his car was driving on the freeway after leaving a information occasion at Darlington Nuclear Producing Station when it was “sideswiped” by one other car.

The premier’s workplace mentioned Ford, his employees and the Ontario Provincial Cops in his car have been all secure. The motive force of the opposite car reportedly sustained non-life-threatening accidents.

“We have been simply driving straight, subsequent factor you realize we obtained hammered — simply hammered,” Ford mentioned throughout a quick media look at Queen’s Park.

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The crash passed off within the westbound lanes of Freeway 401 close to Brock Highway in Pickering, Ont. at round 12:30 p.m., OPP mentioned.

Footage of the collision filmed by World Information seems to point out a crimson automotive towards a freeway barrier and, on the opposite facet of the highway, the massive, darkish automobiles the premier travels in.

A hearth truck seems to be on the scene, together with a tow truck and different emergency companies however site visitors is flowing previous the crashed automobiles.

“I’m OK,” Ford mentioned. “This head’s like limestone. It’s laborious as a rock.”

“We have been simply driving alongside in a single lane on the pace restrict,” Ford added.

He mentioned it appeared the motive force of the opposite car had sustained critical accidents.

“He was out of fee — he hit us then ended up on the opposite facet of the freeway,” Ford mentioned. “It was dangerous — I simply pray he’s okay.”

Two individuals contained in the car not carrying Ford suffered minor accidents and have been handled and launched, OPP mentioned.

OPP mentioned an 18-year-old man from Oshawa was charged with harmful driving. He’s scheduled to seem in an Oshawa court docket on Feb. 20.

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