An Ontario Bakery Window Collision: A Timeline of Events and Aftermath
A sudden accident in Ontario left a bakery’s storefront damaged after a vehicle crashed into its glass. Following the collision, a woman who was involved went to a nearby beauty salon for a manicure, according to reports from CTV News.
The bakery owner noted the incident took place on a Friday morning, with March 3 identified as the date by local accounts. Surveillance video from the area shows the jeep driving straight into the shop’s front window, shattering the glass and pushing cake boxes further into the workspace near the oven. The bakery had opened at 11:00 a.m., and it was confirmed that no staff members were inside the shop at the moment of impact.
The bakery owner, who learned of the event from his mother and then went to the scene, found the front door sealed and the alarm turned off upon arrival. A subsequent call from a nearby nail salon informed the owner’s sister that the woman who had struck the window had been receiving a manicure at the same time.
According to the bakery owner, the vehicle reportedly struck the shop repeatedly, and while the customer was being serviced, her husband arrived to retrieve the car. The owner expressed that, while he did not expect an apology, the incident was highly consequential for him because it affected the bakery’s bread supply and essential ingredients used in daily operations.
Repair crews indicated that the damage was severe enough to require demolition of parts of the storefront. Patches would not suffice to restore the display area, and officials advised that the entire affected facade needed rebuilding. The site currently shows wooden planks replacing the shattered facade, with temporary safety measures in place.
On March 6, the sister of the car’s owner said they were still unable to access the site to comply with the insurance requirements. The bakery owner lamented that the shop now appears closed and unused, describing the temporary setback as a stark reminder of how quickly a storefront can be disrupted. He pledged that the business would reopen once the interior windows and damage were cleared, returning normal operations to the neighborhood once again.
A regional police spokesperson confirmed the collision, while noting that further details would not be released because the incident was considered minor, with no injuries, no charges filed, and no clear evidence of guilt at that time.
In a related note, earlier reports described a separate incident in the United States where a building collapse affected nearby vehicles after a collision between two cars. The incident resulted in extensive damage to part of the structure and the death of a 54-year-old pedestrian at the scene, underscoring the broader risks surrounding vehicle impacts near occupied buildings. (CTV News)