Four teenagers were taken to hospital early this morning after a joyride ended abruptly when the car they were in crashed into the Canadian Tire at the Centre on Barton.

Staff Sgt. Greg Jackson told CBC News that police were called in around 2 a.m. by a person who had seen the wreck of the car at the back of the store at Barton Street East and Ottawa Street.

"They were basically out joyriding, taking turns," he said. "Speed was an issue more than anything."

Police say the driver lost control of the car and slammed into a cement post before careening into the building.

There were six teenagers in the vehicle, and four of them were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Two were admitted for further observation, Jackson said.

The driver did not have a licence, Jackson said, while the car belonged to the parents of one of the other teens.

The driver was charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.