An Ottawa police officer was killed in a two-vehicle crash that closed Freeway 7, one of many essential methods to entry the city of Perth, Ont., and a essential different to Freeway 401, in keeping with Ontario Provincial Police.
The collision between a passenger car and a transport truck occurred about 3:45 a.m. Friday on Freeway 7, east of Drummond Avenue within the city southwest of Ottawa, police stated in a sequence of tweets.
In a information launch, police stated the motive force of the passenger car, recognized as 31-year-old Drew Nadeau from Perth, was killed.
Ottawa police stated in a sequence of tweets that Nadeau was a constable driving dwelling from work. He had been a firefighter with the navy earlier than being employed as a police officer in March 2020, they stated.
The truck driver was not injured within the crash.
About 11 kilometres of Freeway 7 had been closed between Lanark Highway, or County Highway 511, and Drummond Concession 7.
