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update: one dead, another injured in collision on highway 174

the crash occurred at the intersection of highway 174 and peter harkness lane.

update: one dead, one injured in collision on highway 174
an ottawa paramedic service ambulance. tony caldwell / postmedia
one person was pronounced dead following a two-vehicle collision on highway 174 in cumberland on wednesday afternoon.
on thurasday, police said the victim, an 85-year-old man, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. the other driver was transported to the hospital with non-threatening injuries.
the investigation is ongoing.
investigators would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the collision or have dashcam footage of this incident and have not yet spoken to police.
anyone with information is asked to contact the ottawa police service fatal collision investigation unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 2345.

anonymous tips can be made to crime stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.
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the crash occurred at the intersection of highway 174 and peter harkness lane, leading to what the ottawa police service said was the closure of the highway between old montreal road and cameron road in ottawa’s east end.
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