A collision involving a side-by-side yesterday in Laurentian Hills has left one person dead. According to Upper Ottawa Valley OPP, officers were called out just before 1AM Sunday morning to Pergeon Lake Road. An investigation showed that the UTV rolled. Both the driver and passenger were ejected from the UTV and taken to hospital by ambulance. The 22-year-old passenger from Eganville was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver, a 25-year-old from Laurentian Hills, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. No names have been released.
Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP at 613-735-0188 or Pembroke/Renfrew County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or at www.valleytips.ca.
(Written by: Kyle Robinson)