One Dead, 3 Others Injured Following Head-on Crash on HWY. 417 Near Kinburn Side Road, Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a head-on collision Tuesday morning on Highway 417 in rural west Ottawa near Kinburn Side Road, that left one person dead and three others injured. The crash happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. after a driver travelling east crossed the centre median of the highway and crashed head-on into a westbound vehicle, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
Ottawa paramedics confirmed that one person was pronounced dead at the scene. The deceased’s age and gender have not been revealed until notification of the next of kin, said Ottawa Paramedic Service spokeswoman Marc-Antoine Deschamps. According to Deschamps, one adult female was in a critical state, while another adult female and a newborn girl were in a serious but stable condition. Their injuries were deemed non-life-threatening.
Highway 417 in both directions was completely closed as a result of an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the section between County Road 29 and Kinburn Side Road. As per the latest information from the OPP, the highway has been reopened in both directions. The crash took place approximately 40 miles to the west of downtown Ottawa and 10 kilometers to the southwest of Arnprior, Ontario.