Highbury Avenue, between Ferguson Line and Truman Line, remains closed following a serious collision Friday morning.
Around 10:15 a.m., emergency crews were called to the scene of a two-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a commercial garbage truck.
Update: Highbury Ave to remain closed while emergency crews remove the vehicles and repair hydrolines. 4 occupants of the passenger vehicle, transported to local hospital with non-life threatening injuries and Driver of CMV uninjured. Investigation continues. ^bp pic.twitter.com/LkDXrYf1PD
— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) February 24, 2023
“I’m happy to report that the four occupants of the passenger vehicle were transported to a local hospital with only non-life-threatening injuries,” OPP Const. Brett Phair said in a video posted to Twitter. “The commercial driver was uninjured.”
According to police, hydro lines were knocked down as a result of the collision and the roadway is expected to be closed for the next few hours following their repair.
The investigation into the collision is ongoing.