The crash on Highway 417 in Ottawa around 3:45 a.m. on April 18, 2024.
The fatal two-vehicle crash early Thursday morning shut down the highway at Innes Road, blocking one of the main ways drivers from the east get to central Ottawa.Posted: Apr 18, 2024 6:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoSocial Sharing
A driver heading down Highway 417 in the wrong direction died in a crash early Thursday morning that shut down the highway at Innes Road, blocking one of the main ways drivers get from the east to central Ottawa.According to the Ontario Provincial Police , one of the vehicles was travelling east in the westbound lanes.
"Our investigation so far has found that the driver of the vehicle that was going the wrong way is deceased," said Bill Dickson, who speaks on behalf of the OPP, in an interview with CBC.Too soon to speculate Those two people — a man and a woman — were taken to hospital in serious but non life-threatening condition, according to paramedics.Dickson said it's too early to speculate on why the vehicle was going the wrong way down Highway 417.
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