Emergency crews were called to the Ministry of Forest's office in the 800 block of Columbia Avenue Tuesday morning (March 18) after a vehicle crashed into the building.
Shortly after 10:30 a.m., a black Jeep headed north on Columbia Avenue veered off the road through a fence and came to a stop with the hood of the vehicle embedded in the building.
According to deputy fire chief Nick Ahlefeld, the Castlegar Fire Department arrived on scene within six minutes of the call to find police already on scene.
Castlegar RCMP report that the office space where the Jeep struck the building was unoccupied at the time and no one was injured inside.
Police say the 62-year-old male driver did not display signs of intoxication.
Witnesses told police that the vehicle unexpectedly left the roadway.
The driver, who appeared uninjured as a result of the collision, was transported to hospital for further medical care.
RCMP say they are continuing their investigation including the possibility that the driver suffered a medical episode prior to the incident.
