Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a 22-year-old man from Ashton was killed Wednesday afternoon when his automotive crossed into oncoming site visitors on Freeway 7 and collided with an oncoming tractor-trailer.
In a information launch, police stated emergency crews have been known as to the freeway close to Outdated Brooke Highway in Tay Valley Township round 1:30 p.m.
The unnamed sufferer was alone in his automotive and pronounced deceased on the scene, police stated. The truck driver was not significantly injured.
OPP stated they’re nonetheless investigating the crash, which occurred about 15 kilometres west of Perth and 85 kilometres southwest of downtown Ottawa.
Ashton straddles the border between rural southwest Ottawa and Beckwith Township.
