Police had to close part of a busy east-end road in the metro region yesterday evening following a single-vehicle crash.

Emergency crews were called to Newfoundland Drive shortly before 8:30 to find a heavily-damaged car sitting in the middle of the road. Witness reports indicate the driver of a west-bound Acura struck a parked vehicle at a high rate of speed, pushing it several metres ahead. The driver then fled the scene of the crash on foot.

Police closed Newfoundland Drive in the area of Stirling Crescent as they conducted their investigation.

Pictures and Video by Earl Noble