Icy roadways have been blamed for a number of collisions in the past few days.
On Christmas Eve, police responded to a vehicle rollover on Regional Road 55 near Fielding Road in Lively at about 10 p.m. The lone occupant was determined to be not injured by the mishap.Two other motor vehicle collisions occurred on Christmas Eve that police said were due to drivers driving too fast on roads that were icy.
“The first collision occurred on Valleyview Road and resulted in a hydro pole being damaged after the driver lost control of the vehicle,” stated a release by police.There were no injuries as a result of the collision. Hydro One was contacted to repair the pole to ensure no hydro interruption was caused.In the second case, a collision occurred on Barrydown Road at Westmount Avenue and is also directly related to high speeds on icy roads, noted police.
“In this case a curb was struck and a light standard on the medium was damaged after the driver attempted to make a fast lane change to turn onto Westmount Avenue,” added the police release. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.
