Driver killed in head-on Hwy 417 crash was travelling eastbound in westbound lane, OPP confirms

Ontario Provincial Police confirmed Thursday that a vehicle had been traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 417 at about 3:30 a.m. when it collided head-on with a westbound vehicle.

"The driver of the eastbound vehicle has died as a result of the collision," the OPP said in a release.

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Two other people were extricated from their vehicle by Ottawa firefighters and were transported to hospital.

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Ottawa Paramedic Services said the man and woman in the second vehicle had serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

OPP said the investigation by the Ottawa detachment was ongoing, with assistance from a collision reconstructionist and members of the technical collision investigation team."

The Westbound 417 between Exit 112 (Innes Rd/County Rd 30) and Exit 115 (St-Laurent Blvd/County Rd 26) was reopened at about 12:30 p.m.

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