A deer has been tranquillized after it crashed through windows of an Ottawa home and was struck by a vehicle.

Ottawa police say the deer made its way through a house on Abbeyhill Drive at about 7:50 a.m. ET Wednesday and then crashed through another window to escape.

It then ran into the street and was hit by a car, Ottawa police said.

Jennifer Dicerni said the deer crashed through her mother's home.

"They just heard this huge crash to say the least," said Dicerni. "It was bouncing around the living room trying to escape and into the dining room and made a mess in there, and fortunately the other window next to the one it had crashed through was open and it jumped out and broke through the screen."

Previous Next Brett Sullivan said he was at home when the deer jumped over his fence.

"Well obviously it startled me because I didn't know what was happening and you hear this big commotion. You look over and you see a deer standing in your driveway, it's not something you see every day," he said.

The injured deer was then relocated to a nearby park where bylaw officers and police surrounded it while they awaited the arrival of conservation officers from the National Capital Commission.

The deer was later tranquillized and monitored. The NCC said a conservation officer would determine whether the deer shows an ability to survive on its own, then it would be released into the wild.