A truck crashed into a traffic light post near Yates and Douglas Streets, causing significant damage Wednesday morning. Police are directing traffic with Yates closed from Blanshard to Broad Streets.
Police are investigating after a truck was driven into a traffic signal light post in downtown Victoria Wednesday morning.
Victoria police say the male driver appeared to have a medical issue and was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The single-vehicle crash happened around 8 a.m. near the intersection of Yates and Douglas Streets, with the signal light that was hit coming down.
Authorities say there are no other injuries.
Officers are currently on scene at Yates and Douglas Streets for the report of a single vehicle collision in to a street light . Expect delays in the area while we investigate #yyjtraffic
— Victoria Police (@vicpdcanada) April 4, 2018
Lone male driver appeared to have a medical issue and was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Luckily, no pedestrians were injured #yyjtraffic pic.twitter.com/EgG9hgILMk
— Victoria Police (@vicpdcanada) April 4, 2018
Traffic in the area is disrupted, with Yates closed from Blanshard to Broad Streets and police are directing traffic.
Andy Neal
