Toilet block smash, CBD tree fall keep emergency services busy.

A car collided with a toilet block in East Geelong, leaving it badly damaged.

A car collided with the toilet block on the corner of Ormond Rd and Garden St in East Geelong. Picture: SES Geelong Unit Facebook.

A car slammed into a toilet block on what proved a busy weekend for emergency services still dealing with the fallout from the recent storms and flooding.

Geelong’s SES unit were called to the scene about 11am on Saturday when a

“vehicle collided with a toilet block” on the corner of Ormond Rd and Garden St, causing significant damage to the building, a spokesperson said.

Structural damage to the toilet block on Ormond Rd and Garden St in East Geelong. Picture: SES Geelong Unit Facebook.

“Geelong unit volunteers worked with a building surveyor from the City of Greater Geelong to stabilise part of the damaged building and cordoned off the area with SES tape for public safety,” they added.

Fire Rescue Victoria, Ambulance Victoria and police also assisted with the drivers and the scene.

The SES unit was also called out on Friday afternoon, after reports a tree had fallen onto Moorabool St and the footpath in Geelong’s CBD.

As the tree fell about 2.30pm, it hit a “passing truck” and few cars parked along the road outside Christ Church Geelong, but did not cause any major damage. Luckily no pedestrians were injured.

A tree fell onto Moorabool St and a passing truck on Friday 4 November. Picture: SES Geelong Unit Facebook.

“VICSES volunteers worked with Fire Rescue Victoria and Victoria Police to cut up and clear the tree from the road and from the top of the truck, and the area was cleared by 4pm.

“No major damage to vehicles was reported,” the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said the incidents followed 13,689 requests received across the state last month in response to “widespread flooding and storms”.

“These requests for assistance for VICSES Geelong Unit volunteers follow the busiest month on record for VICSES,” they said.

Originally published as Toilet block smash, CBD tree fall keep emergency services busy.