Power was knocked out and part of Markham Road was closed Sunday after an elderly male driver took out two hydro poles.
A single vehicle was involved in the crash, which happened around 11:30 a.m., at Markham Road and Blakemanor Boulevard, near Eglinton Avenue East, according to Toronto police.
The elderly male driver was taken to hospital in serious condition and a second person was sent with minor injuries, said Toronto Paramedic Services (TPS). Police later said the driver’s injuries were non-life-threatening.
Toronto Hydro said around noon that 760 customers were without power due the accident.
By 4 p.m., the agency tweeted that power was back on for about half of customers, but that it may not be restored for everyone until later this evening.
We've restored power to about half of the customers affected by the Scarborough outage. Crews are on site making repairs. #DarkTo
— Toronto Hydro (@TorontoHydro) December 21, 2014
Scarborough outage update: Crews are on site making emergency repairs but some customers may not be restored till this evening. #DarkTo
— Toronto Hydro (@TorontoHydro) December 21, 2014
The southbound lane of Markham Road was closed south of Lawrence following the accident to accommodate a police investigation, but reopened Sunday afternoon.
Police are also investigating another crash on Markham Road that occurred early on Sunday morning at Markanna Drive, just north of Kingston Road.
