An update to a scary incident Monday night in Mattawa.

OPP report the 42 year old driver of a transport truck that slammed into a multi-residential building has been charged with careless driving.

The driver is from New Brunswick.

Police say it was lucky that no one was killed.

One person inside the apartment building suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital.

OPP pictures on social media (above) show a large portion of the cab of the truck inside the building.

The incident happened just after 7 pm Monday.

Police evacuated the building when they arrived on the scene.

 

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