A 29-year-old woman from Ottawa was killed in a crash that closed Highway 17 near Pembroke Saturday night (Feb. 17).
Upper Ottawa Valley Ontario Provincial Police say the woman was a passenger in an eastbound sport utility vehicle that struck a stopped transport near Forest Lea Road around 8 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two others in the vehicle were transported to hospital to be assessed but were not injured. The driver of the transport truck was also not hurt.
OPP Technical Collision Investigators are continuing to investigate, with the assistance of a collision reconstructionist.
The highway was closed overnight with police reporting it reopened at 6:25 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18.
(Written by Sherry Haaima)