Two people were rushed to hospital after a taxi and pickup truck crashed at King Edward Street and Ellice Avenue on Wednesday morning.

Police were called to the busy Route 90 intersection at 5:20 a.m. after reports of a collision.

When officers arrived, a white pickup was tipped over on its side on Ellice with damage to its roof and driver's side. The front end of the taxi was crumpled and a street light post was knocked down.

Police taped off Route 90 and diverted southbound traffic west down Ellice for a time before reopening the intersection shortly after 7 a.m.

The nature of the injuries of the two people and the cause of the crash have not been released.

A tuft of grass was lodged in the door, the windshield was shattered and an airbags went off in a white pick up truck involved in a crash Wednesday morning on King Edward Street and Ellice Avenue. (Meaghan Ketcheson/CBC)

The rear axle of the truck was twisted in the crash and damage to the driver side of the vehicle was also visible. (Jaison Empson/CBC)

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