A man was injured after a fiery single-car accident at the 417 west-bound on-ramp and the Vanier Parkway.
Paramedics got the call around 2 a.m. yesterday.
The light-coloured four-door Oldsmobile Alero lost control, hit the left side curb, then collided with the median and caught on fire.
The two occupants were able to remove themselves from the vehicle before the car became fully engulfed.
The 417 westbound was closed for 30-45 minutes.
The driver, a 20-year-old man, had a large forehead laceration and was immobilised by a spine board. The front seat passenger, a 19-year-old man, was uninjured and refused treatment and transport offered by paramedics.
Both men were from Ottawa.
Paramedics were unable to determine if the air bags deployed as the fire destroyed all of the front dash.
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