The driver of a car was not seriously injured after it struck a traffic light pole and a tree in Barrie early Thursday morning.
City police responded to a single-car crash at Madelaine Drive and Dean Avenue, southwest of Yonge Street, at 12:11 a.m.
“The traffic light pole was struck and completely severed,” said Peter Leon, corporate communications co-ordinator with Barrie Police Service.
The car’s driver did not suffer any serious injuries, police said, but did experience a personal health crisis that required hospitalization.
Police declined to provide any additional details.
The car, a black Volkswagen sedan, was badly damaged in the crash.
