

Chris Fox, CP24.com





A number of area homes were evacuated after a vehicle crashed into the front of an Etobicoke tattoo parlour and severed a gas line early Friday morning.

Police say that the vehicle was travelling westbound on the Queensway near Royal York Road at around 1:30 a.m. when its driver spotted an Emergency Task Force vehicle and decided to take off.

Police say the driver then lost control of the vehicle and slammed into the front of Bamboo Tattoo Studio.

The driver and a passenger both attempted to flee the scene, however officers were able to apprehend the driver a short distance away.

The driver, who sustained minor injuries in the crash, was then taken into custody for impaired operation.

The gas line leaked for about an hour but has since been capped.