Emergency crews responded to the crash in a shopping mall on Earl Armstrong Street at about 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday.
The photos showed that a Hyundai SUV had crashed into the front window and entrance of the Joint Reaction physiotherapy business, stopping 10 to 15 feet inside the business.
Two patients were evaluated on the spot by paramedics, but did not need to be transported to the hospital.
A look inside the Joint Reaction physiotherapy operation in Riverside South after a vehicle collided through the front window on Wednesday. (Natalie van Rooy / CTV News Ottawa)
A massage therapist and a client were inside the building at the time of the crash. Photos from the spot showed debris at the entrance and in front of the business.
An Ottawa police spokesman said investigators suspected the driver had pedaled the wrong pedal and was accelerating, hitting the building.
Ottawa fire investigators deemed the building structurally safe. Firefighters cut off gas and electricity to the building and removed the hinged windows to allow the tow truck operator safe access to remove the vehicle from the building.
The technical rescue team checked the entire structure for any safety problems and confirmed that the integrity of the construction was safe. @OttFire Firefighters turned off the gas and power supply and also removed the hinged windows to make it safe for the tow operator to remove the vehicle. 2/2 #OttNews
– Ottawa Fire Services (@OttFire) June 15, 2022
