Pedestrian, driver hospitalized after Lunenburg collision
Police say the vehicle left the roadway and struck the pedestrian
Two men are in hospital with serious injuries after a vehicle left the roadway and struck a pedestrian in Lunenburg, N.S., on Friday.
An RCMP news release said emergency services responded to a report of a collision on Bluenose Drive at 9:45 a.m.
According to the release, a Jeep Wagoneer left the road and struck iron railings, masonry, lamp poles, and the pedestrian on a walkway.
Witnessed quite a scary incident earlier today in Lunenburg Nova Scotia today, as a driver lost control of his vehicle going down a hill, went airborne, and smashed multiple metal fences and light poles before crashing into a parking lot 20 feet below. No fatalities luckily. <a href="https://t.co/MtZXmxky5A">pic.twitter.com/MtZXmxky5A</a>
—@labry_deThe pedestrian, a 52-year-old Halifax man, and the driver of the Jeep, a 78-year-old Lunenburg man, were seriously injured and were taken to hospital.
A 76-year-old Lunenburg woman who was a passenger in the Jeep was not injured.
Kyle Tanner, the assistant manager at a restaurant near the crash site, said there was a loud noise. He said a co-worker ran over shouting for someone to call 911.
Tanner said it was fortunate it was raining at the time and there weren't many tourists in the area.
"It could have been much, much, much worse if it was a nice day in the afternoon," Tanner said, "because there are horse-and-buggy tours that sit right where the car landed. Normally 25 to 30 people come together in that area between the restaurants. There's a gift shop that was not open yet that's right there as well."