Vehicle hits convenience store following two-vehicle collision in downtown Peterborough

Driver charged with failing to stop for red light at McDonnel and Aylmer Streets on Tuesday morning

Some of the damage caused after a vehicle hit a convenience store at McDonnel and Aylmer Streets in Peterborough following a two-vehicle collision the morning of Feburary 7, 2023. Police have charged a 52-year-old driver with failing to stop for a red light. (Photo courtesy of Brian Parypa)
Some of the damage caused after a vehicle hit a convenience store at McDonnel and Aylmer Streets in Peterborough following a two-vehicle collision the morning of Feburary 7, 2023. Police have charged a 52-year-old driver with failing to stop for a red light. (Photo courtesy of Brian Parypa)

A vehicle hit a convenience store after colliding with another vehicle in downtown Peterborough on Tuesday morning (February 7).

At around 8:15 a.m., police were called to the intersection of McDonnel and Aylmer Streets following the collision.

After arriving at the scene, officers learned one of the vehicles had struck a nearby convenience store.

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Although there were no serious injuries, one person was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre as a precaution.

Police did not provide an estimate of the damages to the convenience store building.

Police have charged a 52-year-old driver with failing to stop for a red light.