Firefighters extricate trapped driver in Eagleson Rd. crash

Red and blue lights atop an Ottawa police vehicle are seen in this undated file photo.

Two drivers were injured after a crash in Ottawa’s west end Saturday.

The Ottawa Fire Services say they were called to a crash involving two vehicles at approximately 2:42 p.m. at the intersection of Eagleson Road and Hope Side Road.

On arrival, firefighters found the driver of one of the vehicles was trapped inside and were able to remove them in less than 10 minutes after arriving on scene.

The Ottawa Paramedic Service tells CTV News that both drivers were transported to hospital with minor, non-life threatening injuries.

Ottawa police remain on scene directing traffic in the area.

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