TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is all right but the vehicle he was travelling in got "hammered" when it was hit by another car Wednesday on Highway 401.
The collision happened as Ford was on his way back from an announcement at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. The vehicle got "sideswiped," Ford said.
"We were just driving straight, next thing you know, you got hammered, just hammered," he said after taking some questions at the legislature about a virtual meeting he had with all of the premiers on Canada-U.S. relations.
"I'm OK. This head's like limestone. It's hard as a rock."
Ford suggested the driver of the other vehicle was seriously hurt, while a spokesperson for the premier said that driver is believed to have non-life-threatening injuries.
"He was out of commission," Ford said.
"He hit us and then ended up on the other side of the highway. Yeah, it was bad, but I just pray he's OK."
The staff and OPP officers who were also in the premier's vehicle are OK as well, spokesperson Grace Lee said.
Ford was at Darlington to talk about a vision to supply both Canada and the United States with energy, in the face of American tariff threats.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 8, 2025.
Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press
