A dad rushing to get his kids to school on time Monday morning ended up with his SUV on a concrete post in Brampton, Peel Regional Police say.

“The driver ... didn’t want to wait for the traffic light at Ray Lawson Blvd. and McLaughlin Rd.,” Const. Lilly Fitzpatrick said. “So he decided to take a shortcut through the parking lot of a strip plaza that was there.”

The Nissan SUV appears to have collided with two bright yellow concrete posts, planted there to demarcate a sidewalk exit ramp, around 8:30 a.m.

“They are not in the travel portion of the roadway going through that mall,” Fitzpatrick said. “Obviously he wasn’t paying enough attention.”

Speed must have been a factor, she added, because the SUV — with two children inside — ended up balanced precariously on those posts.

“He actually bent the first concrete pole and then the vehicle got hung up on the second one,” she said.

No one was injured but the vehicle’s undercarriage was significantly damaged.

“We had to have a special tow truck that was able to lift it up from the pole and get it down,” the constable said.

Now the driver might be facing charges and police want to drive home a message about safety.

“If you’re going to be late, don’t panic, don’t rush, calm down, get there safely,” Fitzpatrick said.