Ontario Premier Doug Ford was uninjured after an OPP vehicle he was travelling in was involved in a collision on Highway 401 earlier today.
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt confirmed to CTV News Toronto that the collision in question occurred on Wednesday on westbound Highway the 401 at Brock Road in Pickering.
It happened around 12:40 p.m. and impacted the two left lanes as well as the right lane of the ramp to Brock. The roadway was cleared by 3:10 p.m.
Ford travelled to Courtice, Ont. earlier today for an announcement where he pitched an energy partnership with the U.S.
“The Premier and the staff and OPP officers who were in the vehicle with him are safe,” Grace Lee, a spokesperson from his office, said in an email.
“The driver of the other involved vehicle is believed to have sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is being treated accordingly.”
Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park late this afternoon, Ford said they got into a collision on Highway 401 after leaving the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.
“Oh yeah, we were leaving OPG, driving down the road on the highway and the next thing you know, out of nowhere, the car got sideswiped and that is all I can say,” he said.
“But we were just driving straight and next thing we know we got hammered, just hammered. I am OK, this head is like limestone. It is as hard as a rock.”
Ford went on to say the driver that struck the vehicle he was travelling in “ended up on the other side of the highway.”
“It was bad. I just pray he was OK,” he said.
