A single-vehicle crash closed a portion of a busy downtown road late Saturday morning.

Emergency crews were called to Military Road, near Cochrane Street, shortly after 11:00 a.m. and arrived to find two significantly-damaged vehicles in the middle of the road. Reports from the scene indicate the driver of an eastbound sedan may have suffered a medical emergency, causing them to lose control of their car. The car traveled upon the sidewalk, damaging a sign post, fence, and parked minivan before crashing into a second parked vehicle. The force of the collision caused extensive damage to both vehicles, and forced them into the road.

The driver of the car was assessed on the scene by paramedics, having suffered no serious injuries. It was unknown at the time if they were transported to hospital.

Officials on the scene remarked how the incident could have been much worse had there been pedestrians walking on the sidewalk at the time, as the car traveled approximately forty metres along the sidewalk, between a fence and parked vehicles, before crashing into the back of the SUV.

Military Road was closed in the area for over an hour as the incident was investigated and while the scene was cleared.

Earlier story:

A single-vehicle crash has closed a portion of Military Road in downtown St. John’s.

Emergency crews are currently on scene of the crash, east of Cochrane Street. Reports from the scene indicate the driver of a car may have suffered a medical emergency, going onto the sidewalk and traveling close to thirty metres before colliding with a parked vehicle. The driver of the car appeared to be uninjured.

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There were no injuries reported following a collision in the east end of St. John’s Thursday night.

At about 10:30 p.m. emergency crews responded to the intersection of Elizabeth Avenue and Portugal Cove Road. The occupants of the vehicles involved were assessed at the scene by paramedics but did not require transport to hospital. Both vehicles sustained significant damage.

Roads were wet in moderate rainfall at the time of the collision.

A two-vehicle collision at an east end intersection notorious for frequent crashes sent one person to hospital Wednesday night.

At about 9:00 p.m. emergency crews responded to the intersection of Portugal Cove Road and Major’s Path following the crash. A pickup truck and SUV had collided in the intersection, causing significant damage to both vehicles. A third vehicle, which was stopped at a red light, also sustained minor damage.

Paramedics took one person to hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be serious.

In a report highlighting traffic collisions between 2012 and 2019 the City of St. John’s ranked the intersection in the top five most dangerous intersections in the City, with nearly half (47%) of collisions resulting in personal injury or fatality. At the same intersection, 45% of collisions involved a vehicle that was turning, a considerable increase over an average of 30% throughout the City.

A rear-end collision at a normally busy St. John’s intersection sent one person to hospital early Monday afternoon.

At about noon on Monday emergency crews responded to the collision, a rear-end crash, on Columbus Drive at its intersection with Thorburn Road. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage. One person was taken to hospital as a result of the collision, their injuries not believed to be serious. The normally busy intersection was experiencing relatively light traffic at the time, a result of the Victoria Day holiday.

There were no injuries reported following a collision at a busy St. John’s intersection on Friday evening.

Emergency crews responded to the crash, at the intersection of Cashin Avenue and Campbell Avenue, shortly after 6:00 p.m.. A pickup truck and a sedan had collided, causing moderate damage to both vehicles. There were two occupants of each vehicle, all of whom were assessed by paramedics at the scene. None required transport to hospital.

Traffic was slowed in the area as the scene was cleared.