Thursday morning was anything but a routine commute to the office for Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness.

City Spokesperson Ashley Elrod says the mayor was in a traffic accident just before 8am at Southeastern Parkway and Atlantic, described by Fadness as a “head-on collision.”  The mayor was taken to the hospital, along with his son Jackson, for a routine check. Both suffered only “a few bumps and bruises.”

The mayor’s long-time, and often repaired, city vehicle did not survive the crash and Elrod says that car “is totaled and (the mayor) is grieving its departure.”  Mayor Fadness is known to have driven that particular vehicle for many years.

Mayor Fadness was back at work Thursday morning.

Here is a statement from Mayor Fadness:

“(Thursday) morning while driving my youngest son to daycare, our vehicle was hit in a head-on collision.  Air bags deployed and we were were shaken up for sure, but I am beyond grateful that no one sustained any serious injuries and the only major damage that occurred was to the vehicles.  I’m also thankful for the witnesses and first responders who helped us at the scene.”