Ontario Premier Doug Ford was involved in a car accident on Highway 401 while returning from an announcement. Although Ford sustained no injuries, he expressed concern for the driver of the other vehicle who was seriously hurt. The accident occurred as Ford was on his way back from Darlington Nuclear Generating Station where he had discussed plans for energy supply to both Canada and the United States.
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is all right but the vehicle he was travelling in got"hammered" when it was hit by another car Wednesday on Highway 401.
The collision happened as Ford was on his way back from an announcement at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. The vehicle got"sideswiped," Ford said. "We were just driving straight, next thing you know, you got hammered, just hammered," he said after taking some questions at the legislature about a virtual meeting he had with all of the premiers on Canada-U.S. relations.Ford suggested the driver of the other vehicle was seriously hurt, while a spokesperson for the premier said that driver is believed to have non-life-threatening injuries."He hit us and then ended up on the other side of the highway.
The staff and OPP officers who were also in the premier's vehicle are OK as well, spokesperson Grace Lee said. Ford was at Darlington to talk about a vision to supply both Canada and the United States with energy, in the face of American tariff threats.Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press
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