Car crashes into Torbrook, N.S., home

No charges are expected after a driver crashed a Toyota Corolla into a home in Torbrook, N.S, on Saturday evening.
Nictaux Fire crews responded to an emergency call just after 9 p.m. The caller reported a car struck a home on Torbrook Rd. and alerted that passengers might be trapped in the vehicle.
RCMP Sgt. Andrew Joyce has confirmed to CTV Atlantic the 18-year-old driver and four passengers weren’t injured in the crash. He added no one was home at the time of the accident.
Joyce noted there was a significant amount of black ice in the area, which could have caused the crash.
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