No injuries have been reported after an amphibious tour bus crashed this morning into the gates at 24 Sussex Drive, the prime minister’s unoccupied official residence.
Etienne Cameron, a co-owner of Lady Dive Tours in Ottawa, said the company is investigating the crash involving one of its vehicles and the driver, whom he did not immediately identify, was the only person on board.
Photos posted to social media this morning show a red “Amphibus” appears to have veered off the eastbound side of Sussex Drive onto the sidewalk and crashed into the black metal gates outside the residence.
Later in the morning, a heavy tow truck moved the bus farther down the street, near the French embassy. While the bus didn’t appear to sustain much damage, a large section of the fence had been knocked down entirely and rocks and rubble were strewn across the ground….