A vehicle crashed into a house in the 2000 block of Beach Drive in Oak Bay Thursday evening.

Oak Bay police said it was just after 8 p.m. on Nov. 22 when they were called after a 24-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle while trying to pass another vehicle. He crossed into the oncoming lane, jumped the curb, struck a tree and drove through a hedge before hitting the house and damaging the natural gas metre.

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Surrounding homes were evacuated by the Oak Bay Fire Department until the scene was cleared at 11 p.m. Fortis BC repaired the system, but it is unknown how much the house was damaged. The vehicle had to be towed from the scene.

No one in the home was injured, however the 24-year-old driver and his passenger had minor injuries from their seatbelts.

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The driver was ticketed for driving without due care and failure to display the new driver sign.

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