Burning car shuts down Montreal Road for hours

By Mike Vlasveld

Posted May 17, 2018 09:08:00 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The Ottawa Police Service Arson Unit continues to investigate a burned out car on Montreal Road.

Officers responded to an incident between Hwy 174 and Bearbrook Road around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday and arrived on scene to find a body inside the vehicle.

Police told 1310 NEWS that the death is not considered suspicious.

Montreal Road has since re-opened.

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