Ottawa police arrested one person after a vehicle crashed into the front gates of Parliament Hill on Wellington Street early Wednesday morning.
At approximately 3:30 a.m., an unauthorized vehicle entered the front gates but was prevented from entering by security barriers. According to the police, the damage to the gate was minimal.
The Ottawa Police Service said in a news release that an officer was nearby when the incident occurred and was able to arrest the driver without incident.
An investigation is underway and, according to police, charges are pending.
The crash was one of two freak incidents in downtown Ottawa Wednesday morning. Later on Wednesday morning, an amphibious tour bus crashed into the fence at 24 Sussex Drive, the prime minister’s uninhabited official residence.
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