Driver transported to hospital after striking pole in Scarborough
Posted April 27, 2024 8:45 am.
Last Updated April 27, 2024 8:23 pm.
A driver has suffered life-threatening injuries after striking a hydro pole early Saturday morning in Scarborough.
Police responded to a call of a single-vehicle collision at approximately 6:55 a.m. on Tapscott Road near McNicoll Avenue
Police say a 2024 Hyundai Tucson was travelling southbound on Tapscott Road at a high rate of speed when the vehicle mounted the west curb and left the roadway.
The vehicle continued to travel in a southerly direction, striking a concrete pole and impacting with a railway barrier.
The driver was initially stuck in the vehicle after hitting the pole, but was later reported out of the vehicle and transported to hospital via trauma run with life-threatening injuries.
