The driver of an SUV reportedly escaped serious injury after losing control and crashing on the Outer Ring Road last evening.

Emergency crews were called to the eastbound lanes of the highway shortly after 9:00 p.m.. The driver of an SUV had lost control, striking a snowbank and rolling over. It is believed the driver was taken to hospital with injuries not expected to be serious.

With temperatures falling, a layer of black ice had formed on the roadway especially in higher elevations and on overpasses, and may have been a contributing factor in the cause of the crash.

Crews with the Department of Transportation and Works were on the highway shortly after the crash, spreading salt to combat the icy conditions.

Pictures by Earl Noble