An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle transporting Premier Doug Ford was involved a collision on Wednesday but the premier, his staff and OPP officers with him are safe, the premier’s office says.
The driver of the other vehicle is believed to have suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is receiving medical treatment, according to Grace Lee, spokesperson for Ford’s office.
Lee declined to say where or when the collision happened and referred further questions to the OPP.
CBC Toronto has reached out to the OPP for more information but has not yet heard back.
Ford told reporters at Queen’s Park that his OPP-driven car was sideswiped on a highway on Wednesday after he left a news conference at Ontario Power Generation. He did not say which highway, but said the car was in its lane and going the speed limit.
“We were just driving straight and the next thing you know we got hammered, just hammered,” he said.
“I’m OK, this head is like limestone. It’s hard as a rock,” he joked.
Ford said the driver of the other car ended up on the other side of the highway.
“He was out of commission,” he said. “It was bad. I just pray he’s OK.”
