Ottawa Driver Dead After Colliding w Tractor Trailer on 417 E Near Huntclub 091719

OTTAWA OPP INVESTIGATE FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 417

(OTTAWA, ON) – On September 17, 2019 at approximately 2:30 a.m. officers with the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 417 eastbound one kilometer east of Hunt Club Road.

The initial investigation has found a car collided with the back of a tractor trailer. The driver of the car, Wassim KADOURA, age 35 of Ottawa, Ontario was pronounced deceased at the scene. A 24 year old passenger in the car received minor non-life threatening injuries and the driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.

The eastbound lanes of the 417 remain closed while OPP collision investigators complete their investigation. The OPP estimates that the eastbound lanes will be closed for approximately six hours.  

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